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Jan 12, 2019 1 hr 41 min

TWiP 164: Surf n' perf

from This Week in Parasitism Hosted by Vincent Racaniello

The TWiP legends solve the case of Surfer Sans Septum, and discuss how two symbiotic bacteria in the tsetse fly allow colonization with Trypanosoma brucei. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: A Tale of Three Species (mBio) V.B. Wigglesworth (Wikipedia) VB Nimble, VB Quick Hero: James Paget Letters read on TWiP 164 Case Study for TWiP 164 Welcome to Uganda. Mother brings in 4 yo female child, end of rainy season, concerned that has one day of fever, headache, cough. On exam looks ill, unremarkable except rapid heart rate, localized crackles in right lower lung. Several children in family. Spends day swimming in local stream. Take care of animals. Help gather drinking water in morning. Live in dirt floor home, thatch roof, with animals around. Saw many others with same problem. What tests do you want to do? Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to [email protected] Music by Ronald Jenkees

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