<header class="entry-header clearfix"> <h1 class="entry-title">TWiP 277: Rif-ing on river blindness</h1> <span class="mini-title">April 21, 2026</span></header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>TWiP reviews the global, regional, and national burden of Chagas disease, and comparison of doxycycline and rifampicin for the treatment of onchocerciasis.</p> <p>Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"><strong>Vincent Racaniello</strong></a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/"><strong>Daniel Griffin</strong></a>, and Christina Naula</p> <p>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></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li>Burden of <a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41202826/">Chagas' disease</a> (Lancet Inf Dis)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag065/8509317"> Doxycycline vs rifampicin</a> in treatment of river blindness (Open For Inf Dis)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+kissing+bug+by+daisy+hernandez&adgrpid=192150145128&hvadid=779542079967&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9060351&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=5491668634220345193--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5491668634220345193&hvtargid=kwd-1410450592497&hydadcr=7633_13589731_2078591&mcid=9f3247a071c6359ba810e75e64288d36&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_1ywsxgozbe_e"> <em>The kissing bug</em> by Daisy Hernandez</a></li> <li><a href= "https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ex1eVkwEnEyNX9k">TWiP study – information and survey</a></li> </ul> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP </p> <p>Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a></p> <p>Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p> </div>

TWiP 278: Trichinella from eating bear eyeballs

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.