Rat Lungworm, Scary!

[Moose]

This is a scary parasitic condition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh6_yrgHu7Q

 

Published on May 21

 

 

[Moose]

Solution ...

 

Published on May 23, 2015

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Ongoing battle ...

 

Published on Apr 2, 2015

[Moose]

From Civil Beat

 

 

Published on Apr 16, 2017

Professor Robert H. Cowie from the University of Hawaii Manoa explains what Rat Lungworm is and how you can protect yourself against the disease.

[Moose]

Update ...

 

 

Published on Jul 10, 2017

[Moose]

Bill's experience

 

 

Published on May 21, 2017

Bill discusses his personal experience with this tropical parasite in a hope to play down some of the fear surrounding it in the media.

[Moose]

From PBS ...

 

Published on Jun 2, 2017

Rat lungworm, a parasite that causes a type of meningitis, has been behind at least 15 reported cases of the rare disease so far this year in Hawai‘i. By comparison, 11 cases were reported last year. Scientists and medical doctors say there have probably been more infections, but milder symptoms are difficult to differentiate from the flu or intestinal virus.

[Moose]

From KHON2 ...

 

 

Published on Sep 27, 2017

Wake Up 2Day - Take 2

[Moose]

Life cycle ...

 

 

Published on Mar 10, 2017

A complicated life cycle for Rat Lungworm, a parasitic nematode and scarce research mean this garden menace found on most Hawaiian Islands has been largely overlooked. Sometimes fatal, the disease can be reasonably avoided with careful attention to slugs, snails, and well-washed produce. Dr. Robert Cowie of the University of Hawaii's Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC) and Kaui Lucas, host of Hawaii is My Main Land, delve into how humans are infected, best practices in the garden, and how avoid contracting Rat lungworm disease.

[Moose]

Hawaii Rat Lungworm Disease Press Conference (Apr. 19, 2017)

Big Island Video News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65uPFUPkBhs

 

 

Published on Apr 20, 2017

[Moose]

A victim's description ...

 

 

Published on Apr 3, 2017

"Today's pain is like someone stuck an ice pick in my collarbone, chest, back of my neck. Every day, the pain differs."

[Moose]

Invasive critters ...

 

 

Published on Jul 8, 2017

Hawaii has a number of invasive snail species that have been introduced through travel and trade, resulting in impacts on native snail populations as well as the transmission of certain diseases. Rat lungworm disease (caused by the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is vectored by a number of invasive snails in Hawaii and is gaining more attention for its impacts to humans. Malacologists Kenneth Hayes and Norine Yeung (Howard University and Bishop Museum) summarize the diversity and distribution of invasive snails in Hawaii, as well as the distribution of rat lungworm disease and how it affects humans.

[Moose]

From the Center For Disease Control

 

 

Published on Dec 19, 2017

This video provides information about what Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus) Disease is, where it is found, how its transmitted, and how to prevent its spread.

[Missi]

We had that scare a couple years ago on this coast. The media was freaking out about New Guinea flatworms carrying them. I always see New Guinea flatworms under my plant pots so I called FWC. The biologist said the media is way over-doing it (surprise, surprise) and it's really not that big of a risk as long as you keep your dirty hands out of your mouth (and other mucous membrane-y -my term, not his- areas ) and wash you hands.

[WestCoastGal]

Had remembered seeing this topic and came across an article in today's Honolulu Star-Advertiser on it and thought I'd share it. http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/07/25/hawaii-news/teachers-tackle-a-slimy-subject-rat-lungworm-disease/?HSA=c755ba66e7a67289cd49d0abc3f2363575d23151

[edbrown_III]

Dammit---- I had rat last night fer dinner -----