HeyJaredThis Week in Parasitism
TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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TWiP 288: Taco Bell and the Case of the Runny Jobbies (opens the original)
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TWiP solves the case of the NYC woman in her 30s who developed 3 weeks of significant watery diarrhea after eating at a Taco Bell Restaurant. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Daniel Griffin , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Letters read on TWiP 288 Parasite of the month – Parelaphostrongylus tenuis — meningeal worm (brainworm) Wikipedia entry P. tenuis in ruminants (Food Animal Pract) P. tenu
TWiP 287: A Vaccine Against Schistosomiasis? SchistoShield Heads to Phase 2 (opens the original)
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Mumtaz Balkhi joins TWiP to discuss phase 1 and 1b trials of the schistosomiasis vaccine SchistoShield which demonstrate that it induces functional immune memory responses in US and African populations. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Daniel Griffin , and Christina Naula Guest: Mumtaz Y. Balkhi Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server SchistoShield Phase 1 and 1b results (npj Vaccines) TWiP study – information and surve
TWiP 286: Pinworms keep coming back! How to stop reinfection in your home (opens the original)
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TWiP solves the case of the adult female with a 2 year old child who develops anal irritation, but the child and the husband are fine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Daniel Griffin , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Letters read on TWiP 286 Hero – Otto Wucherer TWiP study – information and survey New Case Recent case. Woman in 20s, lives in NYC, goes to urgent care with 3 weeks of significan
TWiP 285: Why Is Cyclospora So Hard to Contain? Parasitologists Explain the 2026 US Outbreak (opens the original)
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TWiP reviews our current understanding of the biology of Cyclospora , the parasite currently causing a large multistate outbreak in the US traced to contaminated lettuce, and why it is so difficult to control. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Current Knowledge of Cyclospora cayetanensis (Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safety) TWiP study – information and survey Become a
TWiP 284: It's not the pork (opens the original)
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TWiP solves the case of the 39-year-old man originally from Guatemala, who moved to one of the NYC boroughs in 2023 and presented with headaches for nearly 1 year. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Daniel Griffin , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Letters read on TWiP 284 TWiP study – information and survey New Case Recent ID consult: MD/PhD mother doing research, married with child 2 yo, femal
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