Publications by Yomani Sarathukumara

Publications by authors named "Yomani Sarathukumara"

Arch Virol

January 2021

* Researchers created recombinant nucleocapsid proteins from four types of hantaviruses and found no cross-reactivity using specific rabbit antibodies.
* A serosurvey in Sri Lanka showed limited reactions (one from a renal patient and two from healthy controls) to these recombinant proteins, suggesting future assays are needed to explore the potential human infectivity of these viruses.

- Yomani Sarathukumara's research primarily focuses on developing serological methods for detecting infections caused by shrew-borne hantaviruses, which include Seewis, Altai, Thottapalayam, and Asama viruses.
- The study highlighted the challenges associated with the lack of effective serodiagnosis methods for these viruses, underscoring the unclear infectivity of shrew-borne hantaviruses to humans.
- Key findings from the research included the successful preparation of recombinant nucleocapsid proteins and the demonstration of no antigenic cross-reactivity in tests using monospecific rabbit sera, providing essential groundwork for future diagnostic approaches.