In 2024, a 30‐year‐old female resident of Melbourne, Australia, with no past medical history presented to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. During an acute episode of diarrhoea, the patient passed part of a worm that she collected, placed in a jar, and presented to the emergency department.
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The molecular work performed at the laboratory of the University of Melbourne Veterinary School was funded through a grant from the Australian Research Council (LP220200614 to RBG). No specific funding for this study was provided.
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