Amanda Ball
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
6 Papers
14 Citations
Amanda Ball is an academic researcher from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anopheles & Biology. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications. Previous affiliations of Amanda Ball include Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme.
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Papers
Detection of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Anopheles gambiae: a comparison of two new high-throughput assays with existing methods
Chris Bass,Dimitra Nikou,Martin J. Donnelly,Martin S. Williamson,Hilary Ranson,Amanda Ball,John Vontas,Linda M. Field +7 more
TL;DR: Two new high-throughput assays were developed and compared with four established techniques for kdr detection, indicating that where maximum sensitivity and specificity are required the TaqMan real-time assay is the preferred method.
Multiplex PCR assay for malaria vector Anopheles minimus and four related species in the Myzomyia Series from Southeast Asia.
TL;DR: A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, based on rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequences, that employs a cocktail of primers to identify An.
Characterization of the heat-shock protein 60 chaperonin from Onchocerca volvulus.
TL;DR: It was concluded that antibody responses to Ov-CPN60 are unlikely to contribute either to host protection or pathology in onchocerciasis, and no consistent association between the serological response and immune status.
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Quantifying post-vaccination protective anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in blood and saliva with a fully automated, high throughput digital immunoassay
J. Johnson,Syrena C. Fernandes,D Wuelfing,Aaron Baillargeon,E. L. MacLure,S. Hwang,Amanda Ball,Narayanaiah Cheedarla,Hans Verkerke,Sindhu Potlapalli,Kristi Mclendon,A. L. Neish,W. O'Sick,John D. Roback,D H Wilson,Dawn Mattoon +15 more
TL;DR: The potential of a simple, fully automated high throughput anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG test to quantitatively measure protective antibodies in samples collected remotely or at the point of care was demonstrated, and the IgG immune response and protective immunity was shown to decline significantly by six months.
Reduced susceptibility to DDT in field populations of Anopheles quadriannulatus and Anopheles arabiensis in Malawi: evidence for larval selection
T. Mzilahowa,Amanda Ball,Chris Bass,John Morgan,Benjamin N Nyoni,Keith Steen,Martin J. Donnelly,Craig S. Wilding +7 more
TL;DR: Results indicate full susceptibility to permethrin, deltamethrin and malathion, but reduced susceptibility to DDT in one sample from Thom, suggesting selection in the larval stages in An.