Dr Dileepa Ediriweera

Biography

Dileepa Ediriweera is an experienced academic and public health researcher specialising in geospatial epidemiology and health data science. His work focuses on applying advanced spatiotemporal methods to model and map the risk of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including snakebite envenoming (SBE), soil-transmitted helminths (STH), and leprosy (LH), influencing policy and control strategies in low- and middle-income countries. 

Research interests

Dileepa’s research focuses on neglected tropical diseases, global health, spatiotemporal epidemiology, disease mapping and survey designs in low-resource settings.

Selected research publications

Community-based snakebite risk mapping for resource prioritisation in Eastern Province, Rwanda – Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene – Published: 3rd January 2025

Evaluation of BBIBP-CorV Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Sri Lanka: A test-negative case control study – Journal: BMJ Open – Published: 28th November 2024

Geographically regulated designs of incidence surveys can match the precision of classical survey designs whilst requiring smaller sample sizes: The case of snakebite envenoming in Sri Lanka – Journal: BMJ Global Health – Published: 11th October 2022

Evaluating spatiotemporal dynamics of snakebite in Sri Lanka: Monthly incidence mapping from a national representative survey sample – Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases – Published: 1st June 2021

An epidemiological model to aid decision-making for COVID-19 control in Sri Lanka – Journal: PLoS ONE – Published: 27th August 2020

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