Editorial Board
Balish Amanda
Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia · United States
Editorial leadership for Journal of Air and Water Borne Diseases
Research interests
- Influenza Division Was Avian Animal Influenza
Biography
- She served as the Laboratory Advisor for the WHO - Western Pacific Region Office in 2011.
- She was on the International Laboratory Team for the 2014 Ebola Response and served as the International Task Force Lead for the Zika Response.
- She has authored/co-authored over fifty peer-reviewed publications in Influenza, microbiology and public health. In EISLB, Amanda is the Laboratory Science Officer for India, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
- She serves on multiple working groups including GHSA Laboratory Working Group, APP3 Working Group, Surveillance working groups and serves as the lead for the Rapid Diagnostic Testing Working Group.
- She is currently serving as a laboratory advisor for Zika studies in Guatemala, Colombia, Thailand and Kenya.
- She is a Project Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative.
- She continually works with other groups with the within the CDC, WHO, DoD, and multiple other private and government partners.
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This journal is guided by Balish Amanda (Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia) and a peer-review board of practising researchers. Open access, author-retained copyright (CC BY), and a clear editorial process.