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TWiP 238: Eliminating sleeping sickness

July 5, 2024
Tagged as: Africana trypanosomiasis, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Michael Barrett joins TWiP to discuss progress in the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense.

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TWiP 116: One drug to rule them all

September 10, 2016
Tagged as: Chagas disease, inhibitor, kinetoplastid, leishmania, parasite, parasitism, proteasome, sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi

The TWiPtoids solve the case of the Thai Fisherman with Chronic Diarrhea, and reveal a potential new drug for treatment of leishmaniasis, Chagas diseases, and sleeping sickness.

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TWiP 104: La maladie du sommeil

February 27, 2016
Tagged as: antibodies, case study, echinococcosis, Echinococcus locularis, mice, natural antibody, parasite, parasitism, sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, trypanosome, Winterbottom sign

Michael returns to help the TWiP trio solve the case of the Delusional African Expatriate, and discuss the association of natural and induced antibodies in mice with differential susceptibility to secondary cystic echinococcosis.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma.

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TWiP 238: Eliminating sleeping sickness

TWiP 116: One drug to rule them all

TWiP 104: La maladie du sommeil

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