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TWiP 234: Hookworms and a leech - parasites suck!

TWiP 234: Hookworms and a leech - parasites suck!

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 234: Hookworms and a leech - parasites suck!

FromThis Week in Parasitism

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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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: Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Please support our work at microbe.tv/contribute Hookworm vaccines in school-aged children in Gabon (Lancet Inf Dis) Step forward towards hookworm vaccines (Lancet Inf Dis) Hookworm vaccine protects dogs (FASEB J) Hero: Muriel Robertson Letters read on TWiP 233 Become a patron of TWiP   Send your questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees
Released:
May 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.