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TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye!

TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye!

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye!

FromThis Week in Parasitism

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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
May 17, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss loaiasis caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa.
Right-click to download TWiP #40 (52 MB .mp3, 73 minutes).
Links for this episode:

Albendazole therapy for US-bound refugees (NEJM)
Microfilaria of Loa loa (png)
Loa loa life cycle (png)
Letters read on TWiP 40

Contact
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Released:
May 17, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.