Rat lungworm: High percentage of rats test positive in Hawaii
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#3B74W)
Rat lungworm disease (angiostrongyliasis) is contracted when a person becomes infected with the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Hawai'i, particularly east Hawai'i Island, is the epicenter for angiostrongyliasis in the USA. Rats (Rattus spp.) are the definitive hosts while gastropods are intermediate hosts. In a new study published in the journal, PLoS One, researchers found that 94 percent of rats tested ["]
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