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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>In a world first, scientists say an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The \u201cstring-like structure\u201d was pulled from the patient\u2019s damaged frontal lobe during surgery in Canberra last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was definitely not what we were expecting. Everyone was shocked,\u201d said operating surgeon Dr Hari Priya Bandi. The woman, 64, had for months suffered symptoms like stomach pain, a cough and night sweats, which evolved into forgetfulness and depression.<\/p>\n

She was admitted to hospital in late January 2021, and a scan later revealed \u201can atypical lesion within the right frontal lobe of the brain\u201d. But the cause of her condition was only revealed by Dr Bandi\u2019s knife during a biopsy in June 2022.<\/p>\n

The red parasite could have been alive in her brain for up to two months, doctors said. The woman, who lived near a lake area in south-eastern New South Wales state, is recovering well.<\/p>\n

Her case is believed to be the first instance of a larvae invasion and development in the human brain, researchers said in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal which reported the case.<\/p>\n

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