Talk:Ophidascaris robertsi

Immuno compromised

I read the case human was Immuno compromised , and therefore its just like saying that a snake or rat could live in her... yes, because she was immunucompromised, any life form could live in her, She could plant a clover seed in her skin and have clover growing ,right ???

For the purpose of "known to cause disease in humans" its really gotta be a greater chance than "due to one case only AND that person was immunocompromised"

27.96.192.17 (talk) 07:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 09:59, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that a woman was diagnosed with a rare lung infection when she actually had a roundworm in her brain? Source: [1]
  • ALT1: ... that in June 2022, a neurosurgeon found a roundworm in someone's brain? Source: [2]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Plant (2nd nomination)

Created by Axl (talk). Nominated by Pamzeis (talk) at 11:58, 2 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ophidascaris robertsi; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• I'd like to suggest specifying that the worm was 8 centimeters long. Aaron Liu (talk) 19:00, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
• It should be clarified that the species is not a true worm in the biology sense (eg an Annelida), but a parasitic member of the roundworms (Nematoda)--Kevmin § 14:04, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
• Additionally there is are only about 4 lines of prose on the species itself, while the majority of the article is on the medical case, so I'm reluctant to run with this article in its current state.--Kevmin § 14:18, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

  Hiya, Kevmin! Thanks for the review :) So, I've changed "worm" to "roundworm". (IDK if it resolves the issue; I have absolutely no knowledge about this topic.) I think the second point is more of a GA issue, since the information about the medical case is still encyclopaedic, but I'll see what I can do about it. (Again, I have absolutely no knowledge on this topic so bear with me.) Pamzeis (talk) 14:11, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

  OK, so I've added a bit of content, but due to my lack of technical knowledge on this subject area, I don't think I can add anymore (even the bits I did add I don't really understand well). Would ya mind letting me know if it's sufficient? Thanks.​ Pamzeis (talk) 13:29, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

• Ive add material to the article at the invitation of Pamzeis, as such a new reviewer is now requested.--Kevmin § 17:30, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Long enough, new enough. ALT1 short enough and hookier than ALT0; perhaps "a patient" might be more encyclopedic than "someone", though that's a matter for the prep builder. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found, no maintenance problems found. QPQ done. Yahoo is a syndicated piece from Agence France-Presse; not a source I'd use, but it is usable per WP:RSP so not a DYK issue. Where is your source that says "Ophidascaris robertsi" is also known as roundworm?--Launchballer 13:09, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

@Launchballer: The linked NYT source, the Ars Technica source, and the Yahoo source (which I've replaced with its origin, which appears to be AP not AFP) all call it a type of roundworm. Aaron Liu (talk) 15:24, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

None of which were next to the phrase 'also known as roundworm'. I've added it myself so this is good to go.--Launchballer 15:31, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Thoughts

@Pamzeis:, first my apologies for the long gap between responses, I was out of solid internet connection the last 10 days. The additional information is a good start, I would swap the term "definitive" with "preferred" or "typical" though, and mention other known hosts as mentioned in these articles (Bandicoots, sugar gliders koalas). The koala article has a nice summary of the lack of effect from infection symptoms that is usually seen in marsupial cases and that those instances are usually self limiting, while this article discusses the increasing host specificity due to extinction events. This article gives a quick summary of the host pythons, Antaresia childreni, Aspidites melanocephalus, Morelia spilota, and Aspidites ramsayi. If you feel overwhelmed Im happy to step away from reviewing and help with article expansion and improvement. --Kevmin § 15:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Hiya, Kevmin. Apologies for the late reply and thanks for the resources. I've added the bits about reported infections. However, I'm not sure I understand the bits about increasing host specificity and infection symptoms. I was wondering if you could help me out a bit in any way? I'm just really confused. Thanks. Pamzeis (talk) 00:50, 5 October 2023 (UTC)