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Tag: onchocerca volvulus

TWiP 144: A blood-free snip

  • December 14, 2017

The TWiPtomaniacs solve the case of the Boy With Visual Disturbances and Itching, and discuss identifying secreted and excreted proteins of Trichinella parasites.

TWiP 129: Human kindness, river blindness

  • March 15, 2017

The TWiP Masters solve the case of the Australian Wildlife Carer, and review evidence that nodding syndrome may be caused by an autoimmune reaction to the parasitic worm that causes river blindness.

TWiP 24: Onchocerca volvulus, a vector-borne, filarial nematode

  • March 31, 2011

Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Onchocerca volvulus, the vector-borne filarial nematode parasite that causes onchocerciasis, or river blindness.

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