Sydney, Aug 29 (Ians) In a world’s first such case, a team of Australian neurosurgeons has removed an eight cm-long parasitic roundworm from a patient who complained of forgetfulness and depression.
The world’s first case of a new parasitic infection in humans was discovered by researchers at The Australian National University (Anu) and the Canberra Hospital after they detected a live roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman.
The Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm was pulled from the patient after brain surgery — still alive and wriggling. It is suspected larvae, or juveniles, were also present in other organs in the woman’s body, including the lungs and liver.
“This is the first-ever human case of Ophidascaris to be described in the world,” said Sanjaya Senanayake, leading Anu and Canberra Hospital infectious disease expert in a paper published in the journal Emerging infectious diseases.
“To our knowledge,...
The world’s first case of a new parasitic infection in humans was discovered by researchers at The Australian National University (Anu) and the Canberra Hospital after they detected a live roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman.
The Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm was pulled from the patient after brain surgery — still alive and wriggling. It is suspected larvae, or juveniles, were also present in other organs in the woman’s body, including the lungs and liver.
“This is the first-ever human case of Ophidascaris to be described in the world,” said Sanjaya Senanayake, leading Anu and Canberra Hospital infectious disease expert in a paper published in the journal Emerging infectious diseases.
“To our knowledge,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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