malaria

Sloth Fever

by Gertrud U. Rey Recent news headlines have featured a mysterious and presumably new illness termed “sloth fever.” More aptly named Oropouche fever, the disease is caused by Oropouche virus (OROV), an arthropod-borne virus that is transmitted primarily through the biting midge Culicoides paraensis. OROV typically circulates in sloths, non-human primates, and birds, but it …

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TWiV 374: Discordance in B

On episode #374 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiVniks consider the role of a cell enzyme that removes a protein linked to the 5′-end of the picornavirus genome, and the connection between malaria, Epstein-Barr virus, and endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma. You can find TWiV #374 at microbe.tv/twiv.

TWiP 31: A malaria vaccine

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP031.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #31 (50 MB .mp3, 70 minutes). Links for this episode: First results of RTS,S/AS01 phase III trial (NEJM) Development …

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TWiP 28: Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode #28 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP028.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #28 (65 MB .mp3, 91 minutes). Links for this …

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Dickson Despommier’s Parasitic Diseases lectures

Professor Dickson Despommier, co-host of TWiV and TWiP, and well known for his ideas about vertical farming, taught parasitology to medical, dental, and nursing students at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons for 38 years. Below are videocasts of the six lectures from the final version of his course, Parasitic Diseases, which he taught …

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