Overview

• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine led the study identifying viruses in 28 species of parasitic nematodes.
• The findings could explain why some nematode infections lead to severe diseases while others do not.
• Only five of the 91 identified viruses were previously known to science.
• The discovery could pave the way for new treatments for conditions like Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy.
• Further research is needed to explore the impact of these viruses on nematode biology and disease causation.