Nanopore sequencing using the full-length 16S rRNA gene for detection of blood-borne bacteria in dogs reveals a novel species of hemotropic mycoplasma LG Huggins, V Colella, U Atapattu, AV Koehler, RJ Traub Microbiology Spectrum 10 (6), e03088-22, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
Development and validation of a long-read metabarcoding platform for the detection of filarial worm pathogens of animals and humans LG Huggins, U Atapattu, ND Young, RJ Traub, V Colella BMC microbiology 24 (1), 28, 2024 | 10 | 2024 |
Dogs are reservoir hosts of the zoonotic Dirofilaria sp.‘hongkongensis’ and potentially of Brugia sp. Sri Lanka genotype in Sri Lanka U Atapattu, AV Koehler, LG Huggins, A Wiethoelter, RJ Traub, V Colella One Health 17, 100625, 2023 | 10 | 2023 |
Acute heaptozoonosis caused by Hepatozoon canis in dogs in Sri Lanka U Atapattu, DRA Dissanayake, ID Silva, D Bulumulla, N Neelwala, ... Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal 64 (1A), 2017 | 6 | 2017 |
Prevalence, Distribution, and Factors Associated with Vector‐Borne Pathogen Infections in Pet Dogs from Different Geoclimatic Zones in Sri Lanka U Atapattu, V Colella, A Worsley, LG Huggins, A Wiethoelter, RJ Traub Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2023 (1), 9467314, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
Metabarcoding using nanopore sequencing enables identification of diverse and zoonotic vector-borne pathogens from neglected regions: A case study investigating dogs from Bhutan LG Huggins, U Namgyel, P Wangchuk, U Atapattu, R Traub, V Colella One Health, 100839, 2024 | 1 | 2024 |
Genomic Variability of Canine Parvoviruses from a Selected Population of Dogs and Cats in Sri Lanka R Jinadasa, S Ghosh, S Hills, T Premalal, U Atapattu, M Fuward, ... Pathogens 10 (9), 1102, 2021 | 1 | 2021 |
Sialoadenosis caused by spirocercosis in two dogs from Sri Lanka L Piyum, S Pamoda, U Atapattu, A Dissanayake, H Ariyarathna Veterinary Record Case Reports, e1024, 2024 | | 2024 |
Knowledge, attitude, and practices of veterinarians towards canine vector-borne pathogens in Sri Lanka U Atapattu, V Colella, RJ Traub, A Wiethoelter PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18 (7), e0012365, 2024 | | 2024 |