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S3E1: Breaking the triangle

April 3, 2025 · 26 min

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In this episode, we explore the deadly triangle that sustains many infectious diseases. We look over the shoulders of the experts who are fighting sleeping sickness, witnessing their progress... and their setbacks. Prepare to enter a strange world where little blue flags save lives, and where tsetse breeding factories emerge as unexpected allies.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Elena Nicco, epidemiologist, Senior Researcher in the Unit of Mycobacterial Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases (ITM)
  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)

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To learn more about ITM's research on disease elimination, visit www.itg.be/en/research/disease-elimination

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