Piyumali Palamakumbura

Occurrence of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Selected Livestock-community Interfaces in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Piyumali Palamakumbura, Nethmi Edirisinghe, Viduni Keerthisinghe, P. S. De Alwis, M. I. Wijemuni, Sampath Bandara, D. M. K. D. Dissanayake, Gayani Weerasooriya, G. I. S. Perera, Nilukshi Liyanagunewardena & M. A. R. Priyantha · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2026

Small-scale livestock farmers make a vital contribution to local milk, meat, and egg production in the Central Province. Although antimicrobial use is less common, these farmers use antimicrobials for therapeutic, metaphylactic, and prophylactic purposes. Certain communities have...