TWiP reviews some parasite stories of 2023, including progress in the control of malaria and polio, and review a connection between parasites and childhood stunting. Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/who-we-are/">Daniel Griffin</a>, and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a> Links for this episode <ul> <li>Second <a title="" href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03115-1">malaria vaccine</a> (Nature)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.who.int/teams/global-malaria-programme/reports/world-malaria-report-2023"> Malaria report</a> 2023 (WHO)</li> <li>Malaria and <a title="" href= "https://www.who.int/news/item/30-11-2023-who-s-annual-malaria-report-spotlights-the-growing-threat-of-climate-change">climate change</a> (WHO)</li> <li>Parasites and <a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36707340/">childhood stunting</a> (Trends Parasitol)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/mind-boggling-sea-creature-spotted-japan-has-finally-been-identified"> Sea creature</a> spotted off Japan identified (Science)</li> </ul> Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a> Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a>

TWiP 227: Alpha-gal syndrome

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.