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Maui resident hospitalized with Hawaii’s first rat lungworm infection of 2020
Rat lungworm disease is caused by a parasitic roundworm and can have debilitating effects on an infected person’s brain and spinal cord. Read more
Rat lungworm disease is caused by a parasitic roundworm and can have debilitating effects on an infected person’s brain and spinal cord. Read more
A DOH investigation was not able to identify an exact source of infection. Read more
The individual reported having grown a number of herbs on a lanai, and eating a lot of fresh, local produce without washing it. Read more
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Angiostrongyliasis, commonly known as rat lungworm disease, is caused by a parasitic roundworm and can have debilitating effects on an infected person’s brain and spinal cord. Read more
All three were adults from the U.S. mainland visiting Hawaii between now and last year when they were infected with the parasitic roundworm causing rat lungworm disease. Read more
A second person has contracted rat lungworm disease this year on Hawaii island. Read more
The tourist was the seventh person to contract angiostrongyliasis on Hawaii island last year, bringing the statewide total to nine confirmed cases in 2018. Read more
Health Department officials said the infant became ill in early December and has since been transferred to Oahu for hospitalization. Read more
The state has confirmed two new cases of rat lungworm disease on Hawaii island, including in a toddler who was hospitalized and transferred to Oahu for care. Read more
The state has confirmed two new cases of rat lungworm disease on Hawaii Island. Read more
Kay Howe wore a beige T-shirt with a catchy message to the workshop she led for public and private school teachers at ‘Iolani School: A drawing of a slug with the words “Let’s Talk About It” adorned the front, and a warning about “Hawaii’s STD,” or slug-transmitted disease, aka rat lungworm, was on the back. Read more
University of Hawaii researchers have found that rat lungworm disease is poised to expand its range under the spell of climate change, a fact that could leave more people vulnerable than ever before. Read more
The state Department of Health on Friday confirmed that Oahu’s first case of rat lungworm disease this year is a toddler from Central Oahu. Read more
This is the fourth confirmed case of rat lungworm statewide in 2018. Read more
The Legislature has announced that a $300,000 allocation will be included in the state budget to fund rat lungworm disease research at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Read more
Hawaii Department of Health officials confirmed Wednesday there were two additional rat lungworm disease cases in the state. Read more
The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed two additional rat lungworm disease cases in the state. Read more
State Department of Health officials have confirmed the first rat lungworm disease case of the year in an adult resident of Hawaii island. There were 17 cases last year. Read more
