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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Have you spent time getting to know our Tropical Medicine Curriculum yet? It’s a self-study resource in parasitic and other tropical diseases. It’s free and open access.

Learn more at parasiteswithoutborders.com/all-courses

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 2d

TWiP 266: Wraps and ivermectin for malaria 🦟 TWiP explains research showing that treatment of baby wraps with an insect repellent, and oral dosing with ivermectin, are both effective measures to prevent malaria. 📺 bit.ly/4q2FzTw

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello chat about the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC, increases in screwworm diagnoses, and a pertussis death in Mississippi. 📺 bit.ly/4gRaP3q

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 5d

Grassi was a parasitologist working diligently on a plethora of biological systems. His worldwide fame arose from his research helping to identify female Anopheles mosquito as the vector of human malaria.

Pg 240 📕 Parasitic Diseases, 8th Ed. Download for free! parasiteswithoutborders.com/books

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 6d

Parasitic Diseases Lectures #3: Introduction to Protozoan Parasites 🪱 Dickson and Daniel introduce the protozoan parasites that will be discussed in this course. 📺 bit.ly/42luUsP

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 7d

Infectious Disease Puscast #90 🪱 On episode #90 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/12/25 - 9/24/25. 📺 bit.ly/4pTNdiU

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 8d

New Tropical Medicine Curriculum Unveiled 🦟 The curriculum addresses a variety of parasitic & tropical diseases. The series is a free, self-study educational tool that is designed to work for new learners & scholars. Access the curriculum here: parasiteswithoutborders.com/all-courses

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 8d

The Tabanidae are a large family of blood-sucking dipterans. They are robust flies, ranging in size from 7–30 mm in length, and are locally referred to as horse flies, deer flies, or greenheads. Pg 471 📕 Parasitic Diseases, 8th Ed. Download for free! parasiteswithoutborders.com/books

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 10d

We host an annual fundraiser that donates funds to @astmh.bsky.social to sponsor Travel Awards for 3 qualified students, early-career investigators & trainees in the trop med field who are traveling from LMIC countries to attend the ASTMH Annual Meeting.

🌍 Learn more at parasiteswithoutborders.com

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 11d

Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello chat about the new screwworm case near the US border, last week’s ACIP meeting and recommendations, and the Ebola vaccination campaign in the DRC. 📺 bit.ly/3IMkHil

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 12d

TWiP 265: Things that jump are cleaner than things that squat 〰️ TWiP solves the case about the parasite check in summer camp, and presents a new case about a woman who traveled to Brazil and developed furuncles on the back of her head. 📺 bit.ly/3VClkhu

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 13d

Trichomonas vaginalis has a simple, direct life cycle. The organism is acquired during sexual intercourse with an infected person.

Learn all about it on Page 91 📕 Parasitic Diseases, 8th Ed. Download for free! parasiteswithoutborders.com/books

📸 WebMD

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 14d

Parasitic Diseases Lectures #2: Introduction to Eukaryotic Parasites 〰️ Dickson and Daniel provide an overview of the eukaryotic parasites that will be discussed in this lecture series. 📺 bit.ly/3W7QyNq

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 15d

Dr. Bishop began her work with ciliate parasites & worked on therapeutics for amoebic diseases. She is also credited as one of the individuals largely responsible for creating the British Society of Parasitology.

Pg 60 📕 Parasitic Diseases, 8th Ed. Free download! parasiteswithoutborders.com/books

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 18d

Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello lament the anti-vaccine, anti-science composition of the ACIP, US cases of Chagas disease, the Ebola vaccination campaign in the DRC, and the death of an infant in LA due to measles complications (SSPE). 📺 bit.ly/4gtk4GM

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 19d

Mansonella ozzardi is a filarial infection found throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean islands, especially Haiti.

Page 307 📕 Parasitic Diseases, Eighth Edition

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📸 CDC

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 20d

Each year, we host a fundraiser that donates funds for ASTMH. The funds sponsor Travel Awards for three qualified students, early-career investigators, and trainees in the tropical medicine field to attend the 2025 ASTMH Annual Meeting on November 9-13, 2025, in Toronto, Canada. @astmh.bsky.social

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 21d

Infectious Disease Puscast #89 🪱 On episode #89 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/18/25 - 9/11/25. 📺 bit.ly/3Isz5fo

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 22d

Parasites Without Borders Co-Director Dr. Peter J. Hotez has co-released a new book with Dr. Michael E. Mann, "Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World."

Learn more about Dr. Hotez's new book at peterhotez.org/book/

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 24d

Humans are the only host for W. bancrofti. The infection is widely distributed in the tropics, especially in South Asia, Africa (including Egypt), and tropical regions of the Americas.

Page 265 📕 Parasitic Diseases, Eighth Edition

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 25d

Dr. Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the continued Legionnaire’s outbreak in Harlem, invasive Asia longhorned tick and associated disease, potential Ebola outbreak in the Congo, and Florida ending childhood vaccine mandates. 📺 bit.ly/3Vcv6GO

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 27d

We’re back to reintroduce this free, 45-part video lecture series featuring Dr. Daniel Griffin and the late Dr. Dickson Despommier. Parasitic Diseases Lectures #1: Introduction 〰️ Dickson and Daniel provide an introduction to this lecture series on parasitic diseases. 📺 bit.ly/46x4pCZ

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 28d

Mosquito Cycle (Sporogony) 📕 Page 100 of Parasitic Diseases, Eighth Edition

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Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · 29d

In some patients with long-standing disease caused by any species of Schistosoma, the deposition of immune complexes in the kidneys can lead to basement membrane disease.

Page 407 📕 Parasitic Diseases, Eighth Edition

Download a copy for free! parasiteswithoutborders.com/books

Parasites Without Borders @pwbglobal.bsky.social · Sep 7

Now available on our website! This popular podcast produced by MicrobeTV and featuring Dr. Daniel Griffin & Dr. Sara Dong aims to be a trusted and accessible tool to keep up-to-date on the latest infectious disease literature. Access it here: parasiteswithoutborders.com/infectious-disease-puscast

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