TWiP 287: A Vaccine Against Schistosomiasis? SchistoShield Heads to Phase 2
Mumtaz Balkhi joins TWiP to discuss phase 1 and 1b trials of the schistosomiasis vaccine SchistoShield which demonstrate that it induces fun...
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This Week in Parasitism
TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they...
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20 of 287 episodesTWiP 286: Pinworms keep coming back! How to stop reinfection in your home
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...
TWiP 285: Why Is Cyclospora So Hard to Contain? Parasitologists Explain the 2026 US Outbreak
TWiP reviews our current understanding of the biology of Cyclospora , the parasite currently causing a large multistate outbreak in the US t...
TWiP 284: It's not the pork
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 heada...
TWiP 283: Warming up to cryptosporidiosis
TWiP reviews the projected impact of climate change on the burden of Cryptosporidium in Mali, Kenya, and The Gambia. Hosts: Vincent Racaniel...
TWiP 282: Does he live in New York?
TWiP solves the case of the nonbinary patient in his 30s with a history HIV/AIDS presenting with 3 weeks of subjective fevers, chills, gener...
TWiP 281: Ants under the influence
TWiP reviews gene expression in wood ants infected with the larval lancet fluke, which causes them to leave their nest and attach to a flowe...
TWiP 280: The wriggling diagnosis
TWiP solves the case of the 3 yo child, who recently immigrated to the US from Central America, in the ER with acute right lower quadrant ab...
TWiP 279: Tolling for hookworms
TWiP reviews a phase 2 clinical trial of a recombinant vaccine against N. americanus glutathione S-transferase-1, an enzyme that performs a...
TWiP 278: Trichinella from eating bear eyeballs
TWiP solves the case of the male in his 20s from Hokkaido, Japan, who developed fatigue and rash, followed by fever and myalgia 6 days later...
TWiP 277: Rif-ing on river blindness
TWiP 277: Rif-ing on river blindness April 21, 2026 TWiP reviews the global, regional, and national burden of Chagas disease, and comparison...
TWiP 276: Travel history is the key
TWiP solves the case of the man in his 60s experiencing weight loss, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Daniel Griff...
TWiP 275: Novel malaria vector control
TWiP reviews the effectiveness of long-lasting spatial repellent emanators against malaria in humanitarian crisis settings in northern Niger...
TWiP 274: Four tablets for bloating
TWiP solves the case of the 40 year old male who travels to India and develops intestinal bloating and diarrhea. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello ,...
TWiP 273: Intestinal parasites in dogs
TWiP reviews intestinal parasites in dogs and their association with clinical manifestations of canine visceral leishmaniasis. Hosts: Vincen...
TWiP 272: Don't look and you won't find
TWiP solves the case about the man with positive Strongyloides serology who is waiting for a kidney transplant. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello ,...
TWiP 271: The silent lesion
TWiP explores female genital schistosomiasis and associated genital infections in Southern Malawi, a neglected tropical disease. Hosts: Vinc...
TWiP 270: They bake my noodle
TWiP solves the case about the man with abnormal brain MRI, and presents a new case for your solving about a man with some electrolyte issue...
TWiP 269: Peripatetic Martin Grobusch
TWiP travels to Toronto, CA for the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference where they meet up with Martin Grobusch to...
TWiP 268: A loyal parasite
TWiP discusses a 41-year long human infection with Schistosoma mansoni, and CRISPR screens that reveal genes essential for Cryptosporidium s...