Projects

Identifying pathogens

Identifying medically important viral and bacterial pathogens in bats to determine their serotypes/phenotypes and genotypes

Probe unidentified human pathogens

Identification and genotyping of etiological agents/pathogens in unidentified encephalitis cases in humans

Study viral-shedding

Study the correlation between stress levels and viral shedding in the Indian Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus in different climatic zones in Sri Lanka

Pox viral survey

Surveying bats and rodents for the presence  and availability of Poxviruses in Sri Lanka

Viruses in migratory water birds

Surveying respiratory viruses in migratory birds and assessing their threat on resident birds