This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 109: Blame it on Mother


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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Daniel Griffin

Guest: Paul

Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Truck Driver from India, discuss why parasites resistant to an antimalarial drug are not transmitted by mosquitoes, and introduce Paul who presents a new case study.

Links for this episode:
  • Atovaquone resistant parasites not transmitted by mosquitoes (Science)
  • Image credit
  • Letters read on TWiP 109

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