Dulari S. Thilakarathne

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Dr. D. S. Thilakarathne

BVSc(Peradeniya),PhD (University of Melbourne)
Senior Lecturer
Address:

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya,20400

Contact:

Phone:+94 081 2395721(office)
Email:dulari@vet.pdn.ac.lk
das@pdn.ac.lk

  • 2019-NRC Merit Award for Scientific Research, National Research Council, Sri Lanka
  • 2014-Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • 2014-Melbourne International Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • 2012-Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK
  • 2012-Award for the best presentation in animal production in Annual Scientific Sessions of the SLVA, Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, Sri Lanka
  • 2009-Prof. S.T. Fernando Memorial Prize for excellence in Veterinary Parasitology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • 2006-Dr & Mrs. M. P. Seneviratne Gold Medal for Veterinary Parasitology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  • Veterinary Parasitology

  • Intracellular pathogens, Vector-borne and Zoonotic pathogens

    • Position MPhil. / PhD. current completed
    Co supervisor MPhil 3
    Supervisor
    Completed supervisions:

    • Thilakarathne, D.S., Hartley, C.A., Diaz-Méndez, A., Quinteros, J.A., Fakhri, O., Coppo, M.J. and Devlin, J.M., 2020. Latency characteristics in specific pathogen free chickens 21 and 35 days after intratracheal inoculation with vaccine or field strains of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Avian Pathology, 49(4), pp. 369-379.
    • Thilakarathne, D.S., Noormohammadi, A.H., Browning, G.F., Quinteros, J.A., Underwood, G.J., Hartley, C.A., Coppo, M.J., Devlin, J.M. and Diaz-Méndez, A., 2020. Pathogenesis and tissue tropism of natural field recombinants of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Veterinary Microbiology, p.108635.
    • Thilakarathne, D.S., Hartley, C.A., Diaz-Méndez, A., Coppo, M.J. and Devlin, J.M., 2020. Development and application of a combined molecular and tissue culture-based approach to detect latent infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) in chickens. Journal of Virological Methods, 277, p.113797.
    • Thilakarathne, D.S., Coppo, M.J., Hartley, C.A., Diaz-Méndez, A., Quinteros, J.A., Fakhri, O., Vaz, P.K. and Devlin, J.M., 2019. Attenuated infectious laryngotracheitis virus vaccines differ in their capacity to establish latency in the trigeminal ganglia of specific pathogen free chickens following eye drop inoculation. PloS One, 14(3), p.e0213866.
    • Fakhri, O., Devlin, J.M., Browning, G.F., Vaz, P.K., Thilakarathne, D., Lee, S.W. and Hartley, C.A., 2020. Genomic recombination between infectious laryngotracheitis vaccine strains occurs under a broad range of infection conditions in vitro and in ovo. Plos one, 15(3), p.e0229082.
    • Korsa, M.G., Devlin, J.M., Hartley, C.A., Browning, G.F., Coppo, M.J., Quinteros, J.A., Loncoman, C.A., Onasanya, A.E., Thilakarathne, D. and Diaz-Méndez, A., 2018. Determination of the minimum protective dose of a glycoprotein-G-deficient infectious laryngotracheitis virus vaccine delivered via eye-drop to weekold chickens. PloS One, 13(12), p.e0207611.
    • Loncoman, C.A., Hartley, C.A., Coppo, M.J., Browning, G.F., Quinteros, J.A., Diaz-Méndez, A., Thilakarathne, D., Fakhri, O., Vaz, P.K. and Devlin, J.M., 2018. Replication-independent reduction in the number and diversity of recombinant progeny viruses in chickens vaccinated with an attenuated infectious laryngotracheitis vaccine. Vaccine, 36(38), pp.5709-5716.
    • Kalupahana, R.S., Rajapaksa, D.I.G., Fernando, P.S., Thilakarathne, D.S. and Abeynayake, P., 2017. Occurrence and characterization of nontyphoidal Salmonella in retail table eggs in Kandy district of Sri Lanka. Food Control, 72, pp.244-248.
    • Gunawardana, S., Thilakarathne, D., Abegunawardana, I.S., Abeynayake, P., Robertson, C. and Stephen, C., 2014. Risk factors for bovine mastitis in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Tropical animal health and production, 46(7), pp.1105-1112.
    • Jayakantha, D.R., Bandara, H.M.N., Gunawardana, N.M., Rajapakse, R.J., Thilakarathne, D.S., Comini, E., Gunawardhana, N. and Karunarathne, S.M.M.L., 2022. Design and construction of a low cost air purifier for killing harmful airborne microorganisms using a combination of a strong multi-directional electric-field and an ultra violet light. HardwareX, 11, p.e00279.
    • DS Thilakarathne, AU Abeykoon, TAN Mahakapuge, SAM Kularathne, RPVJ Rajapakse Molecular detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia species from seropositive human blood samples. 10th Annual Conference and Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Society of Microbiologists. Vol. 9, p28 (2021)
    • BYI Gamage, DS Thilakarathne, KGR Abayawansha, RS Kalupahana. Preliminary investigation on Salmonella and Escherichia coli contamination of chicken meat sold at small-scale farm shops in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. 10th Annual Conference and Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Society of Microbiologists. Vol. 9, p02 (2021)
    • Dulari Thilakarathne, Joanne Devlin, Andres Diaz, Carol Hartley, Jose Quinteros & Mauricio Coppo. Systemic lymphocyte response in specific pathogen-free chickens long after an intratracheal challenge with vaccine or field strain of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. The Victorian Infection and Immunity Network Symposium, Melbourne, Australia (18th October 2018)
    • Dulari Thilakarathne, Carol Hartley, Mauricio Coppo, Andres Diaz, Jose Quinteros, Omid Fakhri, Paola Vaz & Joanne Devlin. Latency characteristics of vaccine and field strains of infectious laryngotracheitis virus in SPF chickens. 43rd Annual International Herpes virus conference, Vancouver (21-25 July 2018)
    • Mauricio J. C. Coppo, Dulari S. Thilakarathne, Joanne M. Devlin and Carol A. Hartley. Genetic diversity of the major histocompatibility complex region in Australian specific pathogen free chickens. XVth Meeting of the Avian Immunology Research Group, Oxford, UK (5-7 September 2018)
    • Dulari Thilakarathne, Mauricio Coppo, Carol Hartley, Andres Diaz & Joanne Devlin. Optimization of molecular and culture based methods to detect ILTV latency in chickens. The University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary and Agriculture Sciences Postgraduate Student Symposium, Melbourne, Australia (29th & 30th of November 2018)
    • Dulari Thilakarathne, Mauricio Coppo, Carol Hartley, Andres Diaz & Joanne Devlin. Detection of infectious laryngotracheitis virus in feather pulp of SPF chickens long after vaccination or infection. The Australian Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Symposium, Melbourne, Australia (15th & 16th November 2018)
    • Dulari Thilakarathne, Carol Hartley, Mauricio Coppo, Andres Diaz, Paola Vaz, Omid Fakhri, Jose Quinteros, Mesula Korsa, Joanne Devlin. Investigating the capacity of different ILTV vaccines to induce ILTV latency. XXth Congress of World Veterinary Poultry Association, Edinburgh (4th-8th September 2017)
    • DS Thilakarathne, SN Gunawardana, KSA Kottawatta, P Abeynayake, K Picozzi & R Kalupahana. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella and Escherichia coli in retail chicken from small scale shops in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. 4th International One Health Congress & 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology & Health Melbourne, Australia (4-7 December 2016)
    • WDLS Gunarathne, DMS Munasinghe, ARC Gunasena, DS Thilakarathne & P Abeynayake. Surveillance programme on sulfonamide residues in broiler chicken meat using thin layer chromatography. One health International conference, University of Peradeniya (5th & 6th Sept 2014)
    • WSN Gunawardana, DS Thilakarathne, P Abeynayake & IS Abeygunawardana. An Epidemiological Study on Bovine Mastitis in Central Province of Sri Lanka. SLCAARP International Research Symposium (11th & 12th Aug 2014)
    • KSA Kottawatta, JMKV Bandara, DS Thilakarathne, DIG Rajapaksha, P Abeynayake & RS Kalupahana. Occurrence of motile Salmonella in broiler flocks and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of isolates. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, Sri Lanka Vol. 18, p187 (4th & 5th July 2014)
    • DS Thilakarathne, R Jinadasa, DIG Rajapaksha, KGRN Karunarathne, TPMSD Bandara, M Kothalawala, V Thevanesam & RS Kalupahana. Multidrug resistance of E. coli from chicken meat and human stool samples. 2nd Annual Conference and Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Society for Microbiology. Vol.1, p17(2013)
    • DS Thilakarathne, WSN Gunawardana, DIG Rajapaksha, IS Abeygunawardana, P Abeynayake & RS Kalupahana. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Staphylococci isolated from bovine mastitic milk in the central province of Sri Lanka with special reference to methicillin resistance. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. Vol.60, p20 (2013)
    • DIG Rajapaksha, DS Thilakarathne, P Abeynayaka, PS Fernando & RS Kalupahana. Prevalence of Salmonella in retail raw table eggs in Kandy municipal area. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. Vol.60, p17 (2013)
    • DS Thilakarathne, KSA Kottawatta, RS Kalupahana & P Abeynayake. Investigation of Campylobacter, Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in Chicken Meat at Small Scale Retail Shops in Kandy city limits. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. p13. (2012)
    • DS Thilakarathne, WSN Gunawardana, P Abeynayake & IS Abegunawardena. Investigation of most probable factors for development of bovine chronic mastitis in central province of Sri Lanka. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. p32.(2012)
    • DS Thilakarathne, P Abeynayake, WSN Gunawardana, KSA Kottawatta & IS Abeygunawardana. Bacterial isolates and in-vitro biogram of milk collected from cows with chronic mastitis in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Proceeding of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol.16, p55.(2011)
    • WSN Gunawardana, P Abeynayake, DS Thilakarathne, C Stephen & IS Abeygunawardana. Effect of weather patterns on bovine clinical mastitis in NuwaraEliya district of Sri Lanka. Proceeding of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol.16, p51.(2011)
    • WSN Gunawardana, P Abeynayake, DS Thilakarathne, C Stephen & IS Abeygunawardana. Establishing the baseline total bacterial count for cows' milk in Sri Lanka and its application in determining bulk milk contamination. Proceeding of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol.16, p50(2011)