Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale.

Links for this episode: * Dioctophymiasis (CDC) * Dioctophyme renale (Wikipedia) * Fatal bilateral dioctophymiasis (J Parasitol) * Clinical Parasitology by Paul C. Beaver * D. renale in a dog (Vet. Parasitol.) * Surgical removal of D. renale (YouTube) * Letters read on TWiP 52

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