TWiP 79: Across the river and into the trees - a podcast by Vincent Racaniello

Vincent and Dickson discuss the spread of P. knowlesi in Malaysia, and how Leishmania parasites protect the sandfly gut from bacterial infection.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Links for this episode:

• Spread of P. knowlesi in Malaysia (NY Times)


• Climate change in Europe and vector transmitted disease (Infez Med)


• Colonisation resistance in the sandfly gut (Parasites & Vectors)


• Car Talk co-host dies


• Early Career Scientists Symposium


• Image credit: Anne Marie


• Letters read on TWiP 79

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