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TWiP 93: A fishy tale unfolds

  • August 8, 2015
  • Tagged as: anisakis, case study, nematode, parasite, parasitism, podcast, roundworm, twip

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve their fishy tale, and present a new case study for your consumption.

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TWiP 68: Sex and the single trypanosome

  • March 7, 2014
  • Tagged as: gametes, meiosis, parasite, parasitism, podcast, sexual reproduction, Trypanosoma brucei, twip

Vincent, Dickson, and Sagi discuss evidence that the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei undergoes meiosis and sexual reproduction.

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TWiP 63: Plasmodium of the apes

  • November 12, 2013
  • Tagged as: Beatrice Hahn, gorilla, great ape, malaria, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip, zoonosis

Vincent and Dickson discuss evidence that the malaria parasite originated in gorillas.

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TWiP 54: Unde venis?

  • May 23, 2013
  • Tagged as: Blastocystis hominis, case history, gastroenteritis, parasite, parasitism, twip

Vincent and Dickson consider a case history of a young man with Blastocystis hominis – is it causing his disease?

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TWiP 53: Anti-saliva immunity

  • April 20, 2013
  • Tagged as: Dickson Despommier, leishmania, leishmaniasis, Lutzomyia longipalpis, parasite, parasitism, saliva, sandfly, twip
Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly

Vincent and Dickson discuss the finding that immunity to a sandfly salivary protein protects against fatal visceral leishmaniasis in hamsters.

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TWiP 42: The tick keeps on ticking

  • August 10, 2012
  • Tagged as: email, ivermectin, leishmania, liver fluke, loa loa, parasite, parasitism, tapework, tick, toxoplasmosis, twip, vector

Vincent and Dickson answer listener emails about Leishmania, dual infection of vectors, tapeworms, liver flukes, toxoplasmosis, and much more.

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TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba

  • April 26, 2012
  • Tagged as: acanthamoeba castellani, keratitis, naegleria fowlerii, parasite, parasitism, podcast, primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, twip

Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani.

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TWiP 31 – A malaria vaccine

  • October 21, 2011
  • Tagged as: circumsporozoite, malaria, parasite, parasitism, twip, vaccine
p. falciparum life cycle

Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children.

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TWiP 30: Global infectious disease control with Charles Knirsch

  • September 15, 2011
  • Tagged as: antimicrobial, antiviral, charles knirsch, parasite, parasitism, twip

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson have a broad-ranging conversation with Charles Knirsch of Pfizer, Inc. about how public-private partnerships can function to control and eliminate infectious diseases. Download TWiP #30 (61 MB .mp3,…

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TWiP 28: Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz

  • July 26, 2011
  • Tagged as: malaria, medical entomology, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip, vector

Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID.

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