2023-08-29 fdae77061795b1f3ef3232a141948e29aaad5af6 8 Australian doctors 13 /wiki/health%20in%20australia Emerging Infectious Diseases 1 /wiki/emerging%20infectious%20diseases%20(journal) Ophidascaris robertsi 36 /wiki/ophidascaris%20robertsi roundworm 70 /wiki/roundworm Australian doctors Emerging Infectious Diseases Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm Emerging Infectious Diseases /feed/2023/08/29/in-a-study-published-in-the-journal-emerging-infectious-diseases-australian-doctors-report-the-removal-of-an-eight-ce AFP via ''Bangkok Post 29 ac495b4c49d25579e5fddb45395121b44b071a38 8 https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2638095/live-worm-found-in-australian-womans-brain 2023 In a study published in the journal "Emerging Infectious Diseases", Australian doctors report the removal of an eight-centimeter "Ophidascaris robertsi" roundworm from the brain of a 64-year-old woman. This is the first documented case of such a parasite in any mammalian brain.