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'Live, wriggling 8cm worm' removed from woman's brain in world first

In a medical world first, a woman in Australia was recently treated when a live worm was found in her brain. Sean was joined by Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, an infectious diseases physician in Canberra to discuss...

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09.35 30 Aug 2023


'Live, wriggling 8cm worm' removed from woman's brain in world first


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09.35 30 Aug 2023


In a medical world first, a woman in Australia was recently treated when a live worm was found in her brain.

Sean was joined by Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, an infectious diseases physician in Canberra to discuss...


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