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Tag: Gnathostoma

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TWiP 197: An adventurous eater

  • August 16, 2021
  • Tagged as: eosiniphilia, Gnathostoma, invariant flagellum antigen, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Trypanosoma vivax, vaccine, variant surface glycoprotein

TWiP solves the case of the Adventurous Eater with Areas of Swelling, and discusses an experimental Trypanosoma vivax vaccine comprising an invariant flagellum antigen.

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TWiP 120: When they die they calcify

  • November 9, 2016
  • Tagged as: CD4, facial swelling, Gnathostoma, gnathostomiasis, IL-17, IL-21, intracellular, parasite, parasitism, reactive oxygen radicals, Th17, Trypanosoma cruzi
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The TWiP triumvirate solve the case of the Thai Woman with Facial Swelling, and explain how Th17 T cells protect against the intracellular parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.

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TWiP 70: Invasion of the swamp eels

  • April 12, 2014
  • Tagged as: Asian swamp eel, Gnathostoma, gnathostomiasis, invasive species, nematode, parasite, parasitism, worm

Vincent and Dickson discuss the finding of Gnathostoma nematodes in Asian swamp eels from US live markets and wild populations.

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