TWiP 275: Novel malaria vector control
From This Week in Parasitism by Vincent Racaniello
March 12, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 275
About this episode
The episode discusses the effectiveness of spatial repellent emanators against malaria and the role of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in Dengue suppression.
TWiP reviews the effectiveness of long-lasting spatial repellent emanators against malaria in humanitarian crisis settings in northern Nigeria, and Dengue suppression by male Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Daniel Griffin , and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Spatial emanators for malaria control (Lancet Inf Dis) Dengue suppression with Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes (NEJM) Singapore Environmental Health Institute ( TWiV 630 ) TWiP study – information and survey Become a patron of TWiP Send your questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv
People in this episode
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, Christina Naula
Topics covered
- malaria control
- Dengue suppression
- Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes
- humanitarian crisis
- spatial repellent
Keywords
- malaria
- Dengue
- Wolbachia
- spatial repellent
- mosquito control
- humanitarian crisis
- northern Nigeria
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lancet Inf Dis, NEJM, Singapore Environmental Health Institute
Places: northern Nigeria
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