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𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟳: The 52nd volume of the journal “Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde” is released, and in it, a series of articles showing the remarkable effect of a new drug, Praziquantel, in treating cestode & trematode infections, including #Schistosoma mansoni. #schistosomiasis Image
- Image references: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
- References: https://t.co/AqDBqsmgBn; sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟴: In 1978, two back-to-back papers in the Journal of Animal Ecology (Anderson & May and May & Anderson) introduced mathematical models (later validated empiracally) that integrated the processes driving #parasite population dynamics- a pivotal moment in parasite #ecology! Image
- Image references: jstor.org/stable/3933; jstor.org/stable/3934
- References: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…; https://t.co/4jKV9eUCZ2; https://t.co/dUDmX42YhB; nature.com/articles/28036…; nature.com/articles/28045…
𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵: At the Gordon Conference on Polyamines, Dr Cyrus Bacchi meets Dr Peter McCann, who can supply him with enough of a chemical called DFMO (a.k.a. "Eflornithine") to test it as a treatment for #Trypanosoma in mice. The drug treatment worked & is still used in humans today. Image
- Image references: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eflornith…
- References: https://t.co/lZFHWr8xLB; kidsforworldhealth.org/dfmo-story/; ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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