A foodborne parasite detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital has been traced to consumption of raw wild centipedes, according to a case report by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Researchers
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Hawaii reports first confirmed rat lungworm case of 2018
The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed the first case of rat lungworm disease in the state this year in an adult resident of West Hawaii on Hawaii Island.
The individual became seriously ill earlier
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‘Free’ trip leaves man in expensive, lifelong, parasitic nightmare
Ron and Darlene Fields had been married for 26
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Rat lungworm cases spike on two Islands, Maui and Big Island
Hawaii is experiencing an uptick in rat lungworm disease. Six confirmed cases on Maui and another three confirmed cases on the Big Island were reported over the last three months with no deaths. That’s about
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Hawaii Concerned About Rat Lungworm
In paradise, they still have to worry about rat lungworm.
Hawaii’s top experts on the debilitating infection gathered last week at the University of Hawaii-Hilo’s College of Pharmacy out of growing concern about rat