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TWiP 212: The Man from Mali with Shauna Gunaratne

  • December 26, 2022
  • Tagged as: cutaneous leishmaniasis, Mali, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, sandfly

Shauna Gunaratne joins TWiP to solve the case of the Man from Mali with Painless Skin Lesions, and discuss her plans for a tropical medicine institute in New York City. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel…

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TWiP 211: Monoclonal against malaria in Mali

  • December 7, 2022
  • Tagged as: malaria, monoclonal antibody, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, scabies

TWiP solves the case of the Man from Hong Kong with Multiple Comorbidities, and discuss safety and efficacy of a monoclonal antibody against malaria in Mali.

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TWiP 210: Is there a doctor on board? with Aisha Khatib

  • November 3, 2022
  • Tagged as: Chagas disease, childbirth, helminth, parasite, parasitism, parasitology

From ASTMH2022 in Seattle, Aisha joins the TWiP team to talk about her training and her career, including delivering a baby on an airplane, and they solve the Case of the Heartsick Guatemalan Septuagenarian. Hosts: Vincent…

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TWiP 209: A worm in paradise

  • September 27, 2022
  • Tagged as: allodynia, Hawaii, hyperesthesia, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, rat lungworm

The TWiP team solves the case of the Woman From Hawaii With Allodynia and abdominal pain, bilateral hip and leg pain, dizziness, and diffuse hyperesthesia.

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TWiP 208: A red herring

  • August 18, 2022
  • Tagged as: anisakis, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, sushi, vaccine

The TWiP team solves the case of the Woman Who Vomited Up a Worm, and discuss how malaria transmission intensity can modify the effectiveness of the RTS, S/AS01 vaccine in Africa.

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TWiP 207: Accidental host with Claire Panosian, MD

  • July 1, 2022
  • Tagged as: loa loa, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, rat lungworm, science communication

Claire joins the TWiP team to discuss her training and experience as an infectious disease physician, and her transition to science communication, then we solve the case of the Honduran Male with Seizures.

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TWiP 206: Bacteria protect mosquitoes from parasites

  • May 30, 2022
  • Tagged as: gut microbiota, lymphatic filariasis, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, tryptophan metabolism, Wuchereria bancrofti

The TWiP team solves the case of the Ghanian Women With Leg Swelling, and relate how Anopheline mosquitoes are protected against parasite infection by tryptophan catabolism in gut microbiota.

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TWiP 205: Two for the price of one

  • May 3, 2022
  • Tagged as: emodepside, Ghana, H. nana, mosquitoes, onchocercaiasis, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, river blindness, S. mansoni

The TWiP team solves the case of the Pregnant Ghanian Living Near a River, and reveal drug development for treatment of onchocerciasis.

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TWiP 204: Near a fast-flowing river

  • March 28, 2022
  • Tagged as: African trypanosomiasis, fexinidazole, ivermectin, onchocerciasis, parasite, parasitism, river blindness

The TWiP team solves the case Two Ghanians Near A Fast-Flowing River, and discuss a promising new drug for treatment of African trypanosomiasis.

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TWiP 203: True, true, and unrelated

  • February 23, 2022
  • Tagged as: COVID-19, mosquito bed net, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, scabies

The TWiP team solves the case of the Shopkeeper with Thirst, Rash, and low Blood Oxygen, then review a study on the effect on survival to adulthood in Tanzania of mosquito net use in early childhood.

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