World-first parasitic infection: 3-inch roundworm found in woman’s brain

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In a world first, a live roundworm, passed on by a carpet python, has been removed from the brain of an Australian woman

Researchers have discovered the world’s first case of a new human parasitic infection, pulling a live roundworm picked up from a carpet python from the brain of an Australian woman. They say the case highlights the risks posed by zoonotic diseases caused by pathogens that jump from animals to humans.

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