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)

Thoughts
, 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. -- Kev min  § 15:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Hiya, . 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)