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TWiP 257: Malaya and Malaysia

  • April 19, 2025
  • Tagged as: Brugia malayi, doxycycline, filariasis, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, wolbachia, Wuchereria bancrofti

TWiP solves the case of the man in the Malaysian city of Kucheng who presents with left arm swelling, and presents a new case for you to decipher. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula…

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TWiP 94: Loa hanging fruit

  • September 5, 2015
  • Tagged as: Brugia malayi, c-abl, eukaryote, filaria, filariasis, Gleevac, imatinib, loa loa, lymphatic filariasis, macrofilaricide, microfilaricide, onchocerciasis, parasite, parasitism, tyrosine kinase, Wuchereria bancrofti

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve the case about the man from El Salvador, and discuss the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors to treat onchocerciasis and filariasis.

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