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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 172: A painless lesion

  • June 14, 2019
  • Tagged as: cutaneous leishmaniasis, malaria, Metarhizium, mosquito, painless lesion, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, sandfly, spider venom, transgenic, transgenic fungus

The metacyclic TWiPomastigotes solve the case of the Child With a Painless Leg Lesion, and reveal how to kill mosquitoes with a genetically modified fungus.

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TWiP 147: The savvy physician tests the tissue

  • February 24, 2018
  • Tagged as: Balyisascaris procyonis, Costa Rica, cutaneous leishmaniasis, foot ulcer, parasite, parasitism, raccoon roundworm, Rattus rattus, rodent, transmission

The three amigos of parasitology solve the case of the New York Lawyer With A Foot Ulcer, and discuss a survey of rodents for the raccoon roundworm in California.

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TWiP 137: An aberrant encounter

  • August 12, 2017
  • Tagged as: cutaneous leishmaniasis, cysticercosis, dysbiosis, inflammation, leishmania, microbiome, parasite, parasitism, pork tapeworm, Taenia solium
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The TWiPtoids solve the case of the Man from India with a Neck Lump, and explore the role of a transmissible dysbiotic skin microbiome in inflammation during cutaneous leishmaniasis.

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TWiP 117: Parasitic puzzles

  • September 26, 2016
  • Tagged as: cutaneous leishmaniasis, dsRNA, IL-17A, interferon gamma, Leishmania mexicana, leishmaniasis, leishmaniavirus, metastatic leishmaniasis, parasite, parasitism
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The parasite prophets solve the case of the Thai Man with Abdominal Distention, and discuss the finding that metastatic leishmaniasis dependent on a virus can be prevented by blocking IL-17A.

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