Lourduraj De britto
Location: India
Consulting Services
Areas Of Interest
Professional Narrative
37 years of clinical and field experience in neglected tropical diseases. This includes 3 years in Christian Fellowship Hospital, 18 years in leprosy one year in Acute Respiratory Infections, 15 years in Vector Borne Diseases and one year in diagnostic and containment services of COVID-19 in the apex body for medical research in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Dedicated to unbiased outcome in vaccine trial, drug trials and following standard international protocols. Keen on the benefits of the communities and the individual participants and encouraged well-informed participation in the field studies. Coordinated the officials of the multi-organization faculties in the successful conduct of the research within the time-frame.
Employment
Education
Referees
Elangovan Arumugam, National Institute of Epidemiology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chennai.
“Scientist G”
Kamalanand Krishnamurthy, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai.
“Assistant Professor”
Publications
Sensitization potential and reactogenicity of BCG with and without various doses of killed M.Leprae. International Jour.of Leprosy:60(3):340-352, 1992.
A Comparative trial of single dose chemotherapy in paucibacillary leprosy patients with two to three skin lesions. Indian Journal of Leprosy. Vol.73(2), 131-143, 2001
Sensitization potential and reactogenicity of varying doses of BCG plus killed mycobacterium leprae : An extended study. International Journal of Leprosy 61(4): 563-570, 1993.
Sensitization and Reactogenicity of two doses of candidate antileprosy vaccine mycobacterium W. Indian Journal of Leprosy 68(4): 315-324, 1996.
Regional lymphadenitis following anti-leprosy vaccine BCG with killed mycobacterium leprae. International Journal of Leprosy 65(1): 12-19, 1997.
Studies on rapid assessment methods in leprosy. Indian Journal of Leprosy 70(2): 165-177, 1998. Comparative leprosy Vaccine Trial in South India. Indian Journal of Leprosy 70(4): 369-388, 1998.
Comparative leprosy Vaccine Trial in South India. Indian Journal of Leprosy 70(4): 369-388, 1998.
An appropriate season for conducting night blood survey for detecting microfilaria in lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programmes- Current science, vol,95 no.12(25), 2008: 1666-1667.
Implications of Two Dimensional (2D) Ultrasound Findings of the Scrotum in Asymptomatic Microfilaria Carriers of W.bancrofti Infection. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health, vol 37, No.1, 2009: 21-25.
Do the filarial lymphoedema patients’ ‘3 months recall’ on acute dermato-lymphangio-adenitis (ADLA) correlate with streptococcal serology? Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04182. December 2011.
Cost-effective antigen testing for delimitation, monitoring and evaluation in bancroftian filariasis Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis DOI 10.1007/s10096-011-1542-1. January 2012.
Effect of Domiciliary Limb Hygiene alone on Lymphoedema Volume and Locomotor Function in Filarial Lymphoedema Patients in Puducherry, J. Commun. Dis. 45(1&2) 2013 : 17-23.
An investigation on the diversity of mosquitocidal bacteria and its relationship with incidence of vector borne diseases K. Tropical Biomedicine, 2015: 32(1): 1–14.
Enhanced efficacy of sequential administration of Albendazole for the clearance of Wuchereria bancrofti infection: Double blind RCT. Tropical Biomedicine, 2015: 32(2): 198–209.
Risk Factors for Chronic Intertrigo of the Lymphedema Leg in Southern India-A Case-Control Study.; The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, September 8, 2015; pp. 377–383
Does the morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) clinic serve the filarial lymphedema (FLE) patients’ preeminent expectation?. Tropical Biomedicine 37(1): 66–74 (2020)
Application of the LEFS and Its Correlation with LEHRQoL on Lower Limb Filarial Lymphedema Patients. Journal of Lymphatic Biology & Research Published Online: 01 Jun 2020; https://doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2019.0045
Clinical Benefits of Supervised Home Care of the MMDP Under National Filariasis Elimination Programme. Journal of Lymphatic Biology & Research, Published Online: 23 Jun 2020; https://doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2019.0058
Urgent need for a permanent dengue surveillance system in India. Current Science:: 10 March 2012, 102 (05)
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Azadirachta indica—a most effective method for mosquito control Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014; DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3560-x
Krishnamurthy K, Ambikapathy B, Kumar A, Britto LD
Prediction of the Transition From Subexponential to the Exponential Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Chennai, India: Epidemic Nowcasting JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(3):e21152
An appropriate season for conducting night blood survey for detecting microfilaria in lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programmes- Current science, vol,95 no.12(25), 2008: 1666-1667.
Implications of Two Dimensional (2D) Ultrasound Findings of the Scrotum in Asymptomatic Microfilaria Carriers of W.bancrofti Infection. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health, vol 37, No.1, 2009: 21-25.
Do the filarial lymphoedema patients’ ‘3 months recall’ on acute dermato-lymphangio-adenitis (ADLA) correlate with streptococcal serology? Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04182. December 2011.
Cost-effective antigen testing for delimitation, monitoring and evaluation in bancroftian filariasis Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis DOI 10.1007/s10096-011-1542-1. January 2012.
Effect of Domiciliary Limb Hygiene alone on Lymphoedema Volume and Locomotor Function in Filarial Lymphoedema Patients in Puducherry, J. Commun. Dis. 45(1&2) 2013 : 17-23.
An investigation on the diversity of mosquitocidal bacteria and its relationship with incidence of vector borne diseases K. Tropical Biomedicine, 2015: 32(1): 1–14.
Enhanced efficacy of sequential administration of Albendazole for the clearance of Wuchereria bancrofti infection: Double blind RCT. Tropical Biomedicine, 2015: 32(2): 198–209.
Risk Factors for Chronic Intertrigo of the Lymphedema Leg in Southern India-A Case-Control Study.; The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, September 8, 2015; pp. 377–383
Does the morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) clinic serve the filarial lymphedema (FLE) patients’ preeminent expectation?. Tropical Biomedicine 37(1): 66–74 (2020)
Application of the LEFS and Its Correlation with LEHRQoL on Lower Limb Filarial Lymphedema Patients. Journal of Lymphatic Biology & Research Published Online: 01 Jun 2020; https://doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2019.0045
Clinical Benefits of Supervised Home Care of the MMDP Under National Filariasis Elimination Programme. Journal of Lymphatic Biology & Research, Published Online: 23 Jun 2020; https://doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2019.0058
Urgent need for a permanent dengue surveillance system in India. Current Science:: 10 March 2012, 102 (05)
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Azadirachta indica—a most effective method for mosquito control Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014; DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3560-x
Krishnamurthy K, Ambikapathy B, Kumar A, Britto LD
Prediction of the Transition From Subexponential to the Exponential Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Chennai, India: Epidemic Nowcasting JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(3):e21152
Grants,Awards and Certifications
Grants :
Research Projects in Leprosy and Filariasis Vaccine trials, Drug trials and clinical-epidemiological studies and operational research by WHO, and Indian Council of Medical Research, Ministry of Health, Government of India.
Awards & Prizes :
WHO Fellowship: On “international Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Thailand.-2001.
Fogarty Fellowship: HIV/AIDS A Major Public Health Problem in Developing Countries, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA-2000
Techno-management: Advanced Techno-management Programme- at Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad - 2013.
Best published paper: in leprosy during the year 1993 by Indian Association of leprologists (IAL)Re
