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.
The paratenic hosts reveal a case of scabies in the Traveling Salesman, and discuss a role for natural antibody in protection from infection with Plasmodium.
Christina Naula, Ph.D.
Dickson D.
Despommier, Ph.D.
Daniel Griffin, M.D.,
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.