Ron and Darlene Fields had been married for 26 years when they decided to take a “free” 12-day trip to Hawaii in fall 2016.
Ron was 62 then, and…
‘Free’ trip leaves man in expensive, lifelong, parasitic nightmare
Snails Seized at LA Airport for Threat to Public Health, Agriculture, Economy
U.S. officials confiscated 67 giant African snails at the Los Angeles International Airport on July 1, citing a triple threat to public health, agriculture and the economy. The snails, weighing 35 pounds total and coming from Nigeria, are prohibited in the U.S. because, among other things, they carry parasites that can lead to meningitis in…
Letter From The Editor: The Outbreak Express
We did, as reported in this space last week, make a transition to a new publishing platform. It did require more of some of us than others.
I should confess that of all of those who participated in the move to the new system, I was the most resistant to change. I’ve raised hanging back…
Minnesotan Recovering from Rat Lungworm Disease
A Watertown, MN man will make a full recovery from paralyzing rat lungworm disease acquired during his visit to Hawaii’s Big Island last November and December, his doctors now say.
Eric Reinert, 22, visited the Big Island’s Puna District to learn about organic farming practices and was exposed to the dangerous rat lungworm disease, or …