Join our “What’s eating you?” podcast hosts Dr Sarah Preston, from Federation University Australia, Lisa Jones, from the ASP and visiting comedian, Alexandra Hudson as they question, quiz, and grill our expert parasitologists from the ASP.
Is it headlice that’s making your head itch? Or Cryptosporidium giving you a dodgy tummy? And was that a feral pig you noticed when hiking last weekend? Why do you take malaria medication as a preventative measure before travelling to some countries? Do soil transmitted parasites live in Australia? Can you really be eaten alive by bed bugs?
Join us on our funny, informative, and always serious about science parasite podcast “ASP parasite podcast: What’s eating you?”. Releasing episodes once a month, at wherever you listen to your podcasts (just search for ASP parasite podcast: What’s eating you? on Spotify, iTunes or Apple podcasts)
Or you can listen directly from our podcastle.ai page
https://shows.podcastle.ai/show/what-s-eating-you-vr7KKXOx
Episode 1 of ASP Parasite Podcast: What’s eating you? is all about those tiny itchy and scratchy insects we all love to hate “Headlice”.
Our expert parasitologist is Associate Professor Vern Bowles from The University of Melbourne. Vern has studied parasites that live outside of the body also known as ectoparasites for most of his science career such as the sheep blowfly and the dreaded head lice. Vern worked on this for over 15 years, set up a company and developed a new treatment for head lice targeting different life stages.
