TWiP 276: Travel history is the key
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TWiP solves the case of the man in his 60s experiencing weight loss, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Hero: on TWiP 276 New Case Male in his 20s from Hokkaido, Japan, developed fatigue and rash, followed by fever and myalgia 6 days later. He was a group of five individuals on a hunting trip prior to this and reports that 3 friends are just fine but one other individual developed similar symptoms. He reports that they had been hunting the...
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TWiP 275: Novel malaria vector control
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TWiP reviews the effectiveness of long-lasting spatial repellent emanators against malaria in humanitarian crisis settings in northern Nigeria, and Dengue suppression by male Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV for malaria control (Lancet Inf Dis) Dengue suppression with (NEJM) Singapore Environmental Health Institute () Become a of TWiP Send your questions and comments to
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TWiP 274: Four tablets for bloating
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TWiP solves the case of the 40 year old male who travels to India and develops intestinal bloating and diarrhea. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Hero: Fish and seafood (Our World in Data) Wild (Our World in Data) Become a of TWiP Send your questions and comments to Music by
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TWiP 273: Intestinal parasites in dogs
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TWiP reviews intestinal parasites in dogs and their association with clinical manifestations of canine visceral leishmaniasis. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Intestinal (Vet Parasitol) Zoonotic protozoal diseases of (Clin Micr Rev) in stray and owned dogs in Brazil (Acta tropica) Zoonotic protozoal diseases of (Clin Micr Rev) Canine visceral leishmaniasis (Leish Vet, ) in leishmaniasis (Trop Med Inf Dis) Canine leishmaniasis (Today's Vet...
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TWiP 272: Don't look and you won't find
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TWiP solves the case about the man with positive Strongyloides serology who is waiting for a kidney transplant. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV (Australian Family Physician) Hero: () on TWiP 272 New Case 40 year old man travels to India, is only there for a week before he develops problems. Bloating, diarrhea. Weathers the storm. Returns to US. Stool sent for testing. Some interesting results. Comes back positive for Hymenolepis nana, Blastocystis...
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TWiP 271: The silent lesion
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TWiP explores female genital schistosomiasis and associated genital infections in Southern Malawi, a neglected tropical disease. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Female in Malawi (Parasitology) Mainstreaming (Parasitology) Female genital (WHO) Become a of TWiP Send your questions and comments to Music by
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TWiP 270: They bake my noodle
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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 issues related to his end-stage renal disease. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV on TWiP 270 New Case A man in his 20s is admitted to the hospital with some electrolyte issues related to his end-stage renal disease. Infectious disease is consulted as he has a report of a recent positive strongyloides serology test that was done as part of his...
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TWiP 269: Peripatetic Martin Grobusch
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TWiP travels to Toronto, CA for the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference where they meet up with Martin Grobusch to discuss his career and his work. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Guest: Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Primaquine for blocking (Lancet Inf Dis) , Sierra Leone (New Microb New Inf) Become a of TWiP Send your questions and comments to Music by
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TWiP 268: A loyal parasite
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TWiP discusses a 41-year long human infection with Schistosoma mansoni, and CRISPR screens that reveal genes essential for Cryptosporidium survival in the host intestine. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Schistosoma infection (J Travel Med) Genes essential for Cryptosporidium (Nat Comm) Become a of TWiP Send your questions and comments to Music by
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TWiP 267: It dropped from her scalp
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TWiP solves the case about the female who traveled to Brazil and upon returning home felt movements under her scalp on the back of her head, and present another case for your solving, a man with abnormal brain MRI. Hosts: , , and Christina Naula Guest: Subscribe (free): , , , Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Life cycle of Dermatobia hominis on TWiP 267 New Case Man in his 40s, married with 2 children, on Eliquis for a prior DVT, diet-controlled diabetes, who is admitted for evaluation of an abnormal brain MRI. He left AMA...
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Three individuals are involved here with a rather impressive travel history. We have a mom, a daughter and a son who reach out for guidance. Initially one of them found something small dark and about the size of a poppy seed embedded in their skin. This led to a more involved investigation where they found that all three had similar findings but some of these were larger, some a bit larger, one was actually described as mobile. They all feel fine and report no skin rashes. They have a number of concerns about what these are, if they might carry disease, what to do about removing them and should there be testing or treatment. The interesting travel and exposure history. They report that just prior to this they spent a week on a remote island off the coast of Scotland with extensive hiking in tall grass and boggy areas with deer, rabbits, and lots of sheep. An Island called Harris and Lewis and then just that Saturday hiking in wooded areas around Loch Ness and in the Cairngorns. Sunday out hiking and running on Long Island and then Wednesday when these mystery objects were found they had just been hiking and going for a run in Cape Cod. They report on Cape Cod the trail they followed had a fallen tree and they had to crawl underneath it prompting this skin inspection.
-lots of questions here…
What might these be and how do we identify them?
Is the travel history relevant?
Are there any timing issues that impact what we do?
Should we try to remove these and if so how?
Any testing or treatment indicated?
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