TWiP taps into Dickson’s knowledge of Trichinella to discuss an outbreak in humans who consumed rare bear meat, and the impact of globalization and climate change on the epidemiology of the species. Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, and <a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a> Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a> Links for this episode <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li>Outbreak of <a title="" href= "https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2024-50/issue-5-may-2024/ccdrv50i05a05-eng.pdf">human trichinellosis</a> (CCDR)</li> <li>Impact of <a title="" href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676622000117?via%3Dihub">climate change</a> on Trichinella (Food Waterborne Parasit)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twip/twip-246-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiP 246</li> </ul> Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP  Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a> Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a>

<description>&lt;div class="entry-content"&gt; &lt;p&gt;TWiP taps into Dickson’s knowledge of &lt;em&gt;Trichinella&lt;/em&gt; to discuss an outbreak in humans who consumed rare bear meat, and the impact of globalization and climate change on the epidemiology of the species.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosts: &lt;a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vincent Racaniello&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dickson Despommier&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daniel Griffin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe (free): &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz"&gt;Google Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links for this episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;Join the MicrobeTV &lt;a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Outbreak of &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2024-50/issue-5-may-2024/ccdrv50i05a05-eng.pdf"&gt;human trichinellosis&lt;/a&gt; (CCDR)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Impact of &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676622000117?via%3Dihub"&gt;climate change&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Trichinella&lt;/em&gt; (Food Waterborne Parasit)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twip/twip-246-letters/"&gt;Letters read&lt;/a&gt; on TWiP 246&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Become a &lt;a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute"&gt;patron&lt;/a&gt; of TWiP &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Send your questions and comments to &lt;a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv"&gt;twip@microbe.tv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/"&gt;Ronald Jenkees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

TWiP taps into Dickson’s knowledge of Trichinella to discuss an outbreak in humans who consumed rare bear meat, and the impact of globalization and climate change on the epidemiology of the species. Hosts: , , and  Subscribe...

TWiP 246: Everything spiral: a worm in a hurry

Founder of Floating Doctors Ben LaBrot joins TWiP to solve the case of the 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection, followed by a discussion of the history and mission of Floating Doctors. Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a>, and <a title="" href= "https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/christinanaula/">Christina Naula</a> Guest: <a title="" href= "https://floatingdoctors.com/">Ben LaBrot</a> Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a> Links for this episode <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li><a href="https://floatingdoctors.com/">Floating Doctors</a></li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twip/twip-245-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiP 245</li> </ul> New Case A man in his early 20s comes in reporting pain when he urinates or ejaculates. He reports that he is sexually active. He does confide that he has been in a relationship with a woman but he had a sexual encounter outside this relationship about 2 weeks ago when they were on a break and he did not wear protection. He feels like he needs to urinate more often and describes thin white discharge from the penis. He reports that he has no history of any sexually transmitted infections and had no medical issues prior to this. Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP  Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a> Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Founder of Floating Doctors Ben LaBrot joins TWiP to solve the case of the 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection, followed by a discussion of the history and mission of Floating Doctors.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosts: &lt;a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vincent Racaniello&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daniel Griffin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/christinanaula/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Christina Naula&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guest: &lt;a title="" href= "https://floatingdoctors.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ben LaBrot&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe (free): &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz"&gt;Google Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links for this episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;Join the MicrobeTV &lt;a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://floatingdoctors.com/"&gt;Floating Doctors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twip/twip-245-letters/"&gt;Letters read&lt;/a&gt; on TWiP 245&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;New Case&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;A man in his early 20s comes in reporting pain when he urinates or ejaculates. He reports that he is sexually active. He does confide that he has been in a relationship with a woman but he had a sexual encounter outside this relationship about 2 weeks ago when they were on a break and he did not wear protection. He feels like he needs to urinate more often and describes thin white discharge from the penis. He reports that he has no history of any sexually transmitted infections and had no medical issues prior to this.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Become a &lt;a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute"&gt;patron&lt;/a&gt; of TWiP &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Send your questions and comments to &lt;a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv"&gt;twip@microbe.tv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/"&gt;Ronald Jenkees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Founder of Floating Doctors Ben LaBrot joins TWiP to solve the case of the 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection, followed by a discussion of the history and mission of Floating Doctors. Hosts: , , and  Guest: ...

TWiP 245: Flying purple people eater with Ben LaBrot

Lilach Sheiner joins TWiP to talk about her career and her work on engineering Toxoplasma gondii secretion systems for intracellular delivery of multiple large therapeutic proteins to neurons. Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, and <a title="" href= "https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/christinanaula/">Christina Naula</a> Guest: <a title="" href= "https://lilachsheiner.wixsite.com/sheinerlab-wtcmp">Lilach Sheiner</a> Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a> Links for this episode <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li>Engineering T. gondii for <a title="" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01750-6">protein secretion</a> (Nat Micro)</li> </ul> Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP  Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a> Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Lilach Sheiner joins TWiP to talk about her career and her work on engineering &lt;em&gt;Toxoplasma gondii&lt;/em&gt; secretion systems for intracellular delivery of multiple large therapeutic proteins to neurons.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosts: &lt;a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vincent Racaniello&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dickson Despommier&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/christinanaula/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Christina Naula&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guest: &lt;a title="" href= "https://lilachsheiner.wixsite.com/sheinerlab-wtcmp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lilach Sheiner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe (free): &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz"&gt;Google Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links for this episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;Join the MicrobeTV &lt;a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Engineering &lt;em&gt;T. gondii&lt;/em&gt; for &lt;a title="" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01750-6"&gt;protein secretion&lt;/a&gt; (Nat Micro)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Become a &lt;a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute"&gt;patron&lt;/a&gt; of TWiP &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Send your questions and comments to &lt;a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv"&gt;twip@microbe.tv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/"&gt;Ronald Jenkees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Lilach Sheiner joins TWiP to talk about her career and her work on engineering Toxoplasma gondii secretion systems for intracellular delivery of multiple large therapeutic proteins to neurons. Hosts: , , and  Guest:  Subscribe...

TWiP 244: Engineering Toxoplasma

TWiP solves the case of the Woman with White Worms, and submits a new case involving a 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection. Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a>, and <a title="" href= "https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/christinanaula/">Christina Naula</a> Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a> Links for this episode <ul> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li>Enterobius, the pinworm (<a title="" href= "https://youtu.be/WXuW5AsOn_U?si=id48nGFpiCHujNqA">TWiP 19</a>)</li> <li>Hero: <a title="" href= "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/294/">Mary Pritchard</a></li> </ul> New Case This case comes from Panama mid summer 2024. A provider for Floating Doctors working in the coastal region in northeastern Panama. This case involves a one year old, so the history is a bit difficult, but there may have initially been a scratch or some sort of break in the skin. Otherwise healthy but over a period of time this area expands and becomes a deep necrotic wound on the leg. Several other nearby wounds develop and become deep and infected. By the time this one year old is seen by the provider much of the leg appears eaten away. This is just the tip of the iceberg as a number of others develop similar wounds in the area. No prior medical history. Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP  Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a> Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;TWiP solves the case of the Woman with White Worms, and submits a new case involving a 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosts: &lt;a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"&gt;Vincent Racaniello&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/"&gt;Dickson Despommier&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/"&gt;Daniel Griffin&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/christinanaula/"&gt;Christina Naula&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe (free): &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz"&gt;Google Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links for this episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Join the MicrobeTV &lt;a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds"&gt;Discord server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Enterobius, the pinworm (&lt;a title="" href= "https://youtu.be/WXuW5AsOn_U?si=id48nGFpiCHujNqA"&gt;TWiP 19&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Hero: &lt;a title="" href= "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/294/"&gt;Mary Pritchard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;New Case&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;This case comes from Panama mid summer 2024. A provider for Floating Doctors working in the coastal region in northeastern Panama. This case involves a one year old, so the history is a bit difficult, but there may have initially been a scratch or some sort of break in the skin. Otherwise healthy but over a period of time this area expands and becomes a deep necrotic wound on the leg. Several other nearby wounds develop and become deep and infected. By the time this one year old is seen by the provider much of the leg appears eaten away. This is just the tip of the iceberg as a number of others develop similar wounds in the area. No prior medical history.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Become a &lt;a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute"&gt;patron&lt;/a&gt; of TWiP &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Send your questions and comments to &lt;a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv"&gt;twip@microbe.tv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/"&gt;Ronald Jenkees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

TWiP solves the case of the Woman with White Worms, and submits a new case involving a 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection. Hosts: , , , and  Subscribe (free): , , ,  Links for this...

TWiP 243: Don't blame it on Mexico

TWiP reviews a study showing that intestinal helminth infection impairs vaccine-induced T cell responses through an IL-10 pathway, which compromised protection against antigenically drifted SARS-CoV-2 variants. Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a> and <a title="" href= "https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/christinanaula/">Christina Naula</a> Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a> Links for this episode <ul> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.ado1941">Worms</a> impair COVID vaccines (Sci Trans Med)</li> <li>Heligmosomoides <a title="" href= "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15344713">image</a> (Wiki Commons)</li> </ul> Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP  Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a> Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a>

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TWiP reviews a study showing that intestinal helminth infection impairs vaccine-induced T cell responses through an IL-10 pathway, which compromised protection against antigenically drifted SARS-CoV-2 variants. Hosts: ,  and ...

TWiP 242: Worms impair COVID vaccines

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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