# Good News Everyone: We Found a New Species of Roundworm That Can Infect Our Brains

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/good-news-everyone-we-found-a-new-species-of-roundworm-that-can-infect-our-brains/
- Published: 2023-09-01T09:15:12-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: r.classen via Shutterstock. Article by Ed Cara. Gizmodo – August 29, 2023. Here’s some extra material for your nightmares: In a case report out this week, a group of scientists say they’ve found a new species of roundworm that’s capable of infesting our brains—one that normally plagues snakes. The discovery was made when they extracted a living worm from an Australian woman’s head during surgery. Thankfully, the woman’s parasitic invasion appears to have been successfully treated. […] Click here to view original web page at gizmodo.com