Ep 48 Human Parasites and Pathogens | Dr Amanda Ash

Ep 48 Human Parasites and Pathogens | Dr Amanda Ash

July 13, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 48

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Dr. Amanda Ash discusses her research on human parasites and pathogens, focusing on their impact on wildlife, livestock, and humans.

Dr Amanda Ash is one of the people you want explaining parasites. A Senior Lecturer in Parasitology at Murdoch University and a parasitologist with the Harry Butler Institute, Amanda has spent her career studying how parasites move between wildlife, livestock, companion animals and humans. Her research has taken her from African painted dogs and giraffes to remote communities in Laos, where she has worked on One Health approaches to control parasites that affect both people and animals. In th...

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