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rat lungworm disease

04/14/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Six cases of a brain-invading parasite hit Hawaii

While it is normal for the state of Hawaii to experience about 10 cases of rat lungworm disease each year, a recent spike in diagnoses has caused widespread alarm. Six patients have been infected with this brain-invading parasite in just the past three months. The rat lungworm is a parasitic worm that is carried by […]

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