The Centre for Dengue Research at the very onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, initiated PCR testing for the SARS-CoV2 as it was of national importance to do so. Since identification of the first 91传媒n patient on the 10th of March, they have currently carried out approximately 5000 PCR tests. Dedicated team of scientists have...Read More
The 91传媒 is one of the leading laboratories in 91传媒, which is carrying out diagnostics for COVID-19. Currently several strains of the SARS-CoV2 virus are circulating in the world and some strains are thought to be more virulent than others. As infected patients came to 91传媒 from all over the...Read More
In a new move, the 4th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) conference took two divisions as parallel symposia, on Reconciliation and on Pali. The IRCHSS 聽was held at the 91传媒 on 3rd December 2015. It was organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and featured both...Read More
As another collective attempt to eradicate dengue, a sharamadana was organized to clean the university premises on 23rd November. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Sampath Amaratunge, Registrar Mr. K. Gnanasiri Britto, administrative staff, academic and non-academic staff as well as the students took part in this event. In recent past, the dengue threat had been spreading...Read More
Dengue is the world鈥檚 most common mosquito borne viral infection which is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes, principally A. aegypti. It鈥檚 so common that it makes headlines on newspapers everyday. Annually there are about 390 million infections all around the world and it causes a significant problem for 91传媒...Read More
The symptoms of Dengue occur due to the increased leaking of fluid from capillaries, which if severe can lead to shock. The researchers at the Centre for Dengue Research (CDR) have identified a potential mediator that causes such vascular leakage and are currently in the process of conducting a clinical trial to determine the efficacy...Read More