Vaimoana MasePasifika Editor·NZ Herald·28 May, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to read‌Ascariasis summ primarily infects pigs. Photo / 123RFAscariasis summ primarily infects pigs. Photo / 123RFWarning: Content may disturbTwo young children have contracted roundworm, a parasitic infection usually found in pigs – with one child discovered to have had a 16cm-long worm inside her.

The rare cases of autochthonous ascariasis (roundworm) infection have been highlighted in an article published in the New Zealand Medical

today.