TWiP 240: A daily history of malaria with Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy joins TWiP to discuss his career and the work of his laboratory to assess the daily natural history of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in adults and older children in Katakwi, Uganda. H...
2 Aug 202457min
TWiP 239: Cryptosporidiosis from NYC tap water in an AIDS patient
TWiP solves the case of the AIDS patient who developed fever and watery diarrhea after drinking NYC tap water, and present a new case for your sleuthing. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Daniel Griffin S...
19 Juli 202430min
TWiP 238: Eliminating sleeping sickness
Michael Barrett joins TWiP to discuss progress in the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. Hosts: Daniel Griffin, Dickson Despommier and Christina Naula...
5 Juli 20241h 36min
TWiP 237: Pass the venison, deer with Marilyn Fabbri
Marilyn Fabbri joins TWiP to reveal the case of a patient who became very ill after he and a number of friends attended a large dinner where venison and boar were served. Hosts: Daniel Griffin, Dickso...
21 Juni 202457min
TWiP 236: Prime-and-trap vaccine for malaria
Marion Avril of MalarVx, Inc. joins TWiP to discuss an accelerated prime-and-trap regimen using repRNA-based circumsporozoite vaccine. Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Christina Naula Guest: Marion Avril...
1 Juni 20241h 12min
TWiP 235: The case of the regurgitated wriggler
TWiP solves the case of a man in his 50s reporting months of abdominal discomfort, who takes mebendazole and some time afterwards vomits a worm into the sink. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despom...
17 Maj 20241h 15min
TWiP 234: Hookworms and a leech - parasites suck!
TWiP discusses hookworm infection and the phase 1 clinical trial for a hookworm vaccine that could one day protect children from the hookworm anaemia, and reduce transmission of this infection. Hosts:...
4 Maj 20241h 22min
TWiP 233: Cryptosporidium not cryptocurrency
TWiP solves the case of the physician with no significant previous medical history who is currently doing their fellowship training develops diarrhea, and presents a new clinical case for our astute l...
19 Apr 20241h 20min
