Health department holding Oahu meetings on rat lungworm
The state Department of Health along with the Department of Agriculture and University of Hawaii are hosting a series of community meetings on rat lungworm disease on Oahu. Read more
Rat lungworm disease
Survivor of rat lungworm disease recounts agony
Shortly after the Fourth of July, Nick Booth had excruciating knots in his stomach accompanied by intense headaches as the roundworm parasites he’d ingested made their way from his intestines through his spinal cord to his brain. Read more
Big Island infant contracts rat lungworm disease
State Department of Health officials today confirmed an additional case of rat lungworm disease in an infant from the Puna district of Hawaii island. Read more
State changes schedule for rat-lungworm informational meetings
The state Department of Agriculture has adjusted the schedule for its earlier-announced series of informational meetings on rat lungworm disease on Oahu. Read more
Rat lungworm meetings scheduled on Oahu
The state agriculture and health departments and University of Hawaii are coordinating three public informational meetings on rat lungworm disease on Oahu this month. Read more
Oahu sees its first rat lungworm case in 7 years
An adult is hospitalized with rat lungworm disease on Oahu, the first case of the illness contracted on the island since 2010, the Health Department announced Wednesday. Read more
First case of rat lungworm since 2010 reported on Oahu
An adult is hospitalized with rat lungworm disease on Oahu, the first case of the disease reported on the island since 2010, the Health Department announced today. Read more
Fighting rat lungworm disease an all-hands effort
Better late than nothing. That sums up the state’s ramp-up of efforts against rat lungworm disease, which has snared headlines this year due to reported infections of 15 people, the highest number of annual reported cases in Hawaii over the past decade. Read more
State plans awareness efforts to fight rat lungworm disease
State officials are making a new push to combat rat lungworm disease, promising more public awareness efforts that urge vigilance in the cleaning of produce and planning to hire two workers dedicated to prevention. Read more
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Farmer and food distributor lament rat lungworm coverage
The state Department of Agriculture is urging consumers to simply wash their vegetables in hopes of guarding against the threat of rat lungworm disease. Read more
Rat lungworm disease fears hurt Hawaii produce market
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is urging consumers to simply wash their vegetables in hopes of guarding against the threat of rat lungworm disease. Read more
Controlling rats, slugs, snails key to preventing rat lungworm
To minimize your risk of rat lungworm disease in your garden, it is important to control and exclude all hosts of the parasite — rats, snails and slugs. Read more
Mumps, lungworm cases reach new annual peaks
Four new mumps infections and another case of rat lungworm were confirmed in Hawaii on Thursday, bringing the totals of those disease outbreaks to new annual highs in the state. Read more
Confirmed rat lungworm case brings total to 15 for Hawaii
One more case of rat lungworm disease was confirmed in Hawaii today, bringing the 2017 total to 15, state health officials said. Read more
Collaborate to battle rat lungworm disease
On this, everyone can agree: Rat lungworm disease, caused by an infestation of parasitic larvae affecting the brain, is every bit as ugly as its name. Read more
Doctors struggle to diagnose rat lungworm disease
It took several trips to doctors before Tatum Larson, a 24-year-old woman who had just moved to Maui for massage school, was finally diagnosed with rat lungworm disease, a condition in which worm larvae infect the brain. Read more
Four more mumps cases, one more rat lungworm in Hawaii
The state Department of Health confirmed four more cases of mumps in the islands today, bringing the year’s total to 20, as well as one additional case of rat lungworm, which brings that disease total to 14 cases. Read more
Retaliation is blamed for lost lungworm funds
Hawaii island lawmakers are upset after last-ditch attempts failed in recent days to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding for a Hilo lab that has been leading efforts in East Hawaii to study rat lungworm disease and educate the public on ways to prevent it. Read more
UH-Manoa works on rat lungworm
Statements in the article, “Rat lungworm lab is denied funding” (Star-Advertiser, April 28), that virtually all research and outreach and all expertise on rat lungworm disease is at the University of Hawaii-Hilo surprised me. Read more
2 more rat lungworm disease cases emerge for total of 13
Two more cases of rat lungworm disease have been confirmed in the state, bringing the total up to 13, Hawaii health officials said. Read more
Fight rat lungworm disease, not each other
Let’s hope that this week’s funding drama over rat lungworm disease was due to an oversight snafu — and not any personal or political animosity that stands to endanger public health. Read more
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