Projects currently underway in Sri Lanka
- Identifying medically important viral and bacterial pathogens in bats to determine their serotypes/phenotypes and genotypes
- Identification and genotyping of etiological agents/pathogens in unidentified encephalitis cases in humans
- Study the correlation between stress levels and viral shedding in the Indian Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus in different climatic zones in Sri Lanka
- Surveying bats and rodents for the presence and availability of Poxviruses in Sri Lanka
- Surveying respiratory viruses in migratory birds and assessing their threat on resident birds
