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.
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.
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 TWiP quadfecta solves the case of the Traveler With Watery Diarrhea, and reveals that a heat-shock response regulated by a transcription factor protects human malaria parasites from the high temperatures of fever.
TWiP solves the case of the Homeless Man With Skin Issues, and discusses an experimental mRNA based malaria vaccine.
TWiP 190: But Doc, what could it be?
- December 8, 2020
- Tagged as: abdominal mass, COVID-19, Echinococcus, hydatid cyst, malaria, NGO, pandemic, parasite, parasitism, parasitology
Christina from Glasgow returns to help the TWiPlets solve the case of the Ghanian Woman with Abdominal Mass, followed by discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on malaria morbidity and mortality in Africa.
TWiP 187: Granny’s granuloma
- August 29, 2020
- Tagged as: Chagas disease, granuloma, heme oxygenase, leishmaniasis, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Toxocara
Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Middle Aged Woman with Loss of Vision in One Eye, and discuss the role of heme oxygenase in the various protozoan infections.
Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Elder Gardener Feeling Poorly, and discuss the three-dimensional ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum during cytokinesis.
Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Wife of a Guy with Cyclospora Diarrhea, and discuss the discovery of an intrinsic oscillator that drives the bloodstream stage cycle of the malaria parasite.
TWiP 184: The hunter gets captured by the game
- June 6, 2020
- Tagged as: Anopheles, COVID-19, cyclospora, endosymbiont, malaria, microsporidian, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium, watery diarrhea, wolbachia
Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Safari Goer With Watery Diarrhea, and explain how a microsporidian endosymbiont of Anopheles mosquitoes might impair the transmission of malaria.