Posted on 9:00 am, Sunday, April 7, 2019. Tags: hmc, keaau, rat lungworm
MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Medical Center Rat Lungworm support group 4-6 p.m. , on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at the Keaau Community Center at 16-186 Pili Mua Street. The agenda will include: Welcome and introductionsImproving sleep by LaRae Barnes, MSN, FNP-C, from Sleep Center of Hawaii. LaRae Barnes, MSN is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner since […]
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Posted on 8:20 am, Thursday, August 16, 2018. Tags: hdoh, rat lungworm
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in a toddler from East Hawai‘i. Laboratory results confirmed evidence of the rat lungworm disease parasite (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in the child’s spinal fluid. This is the third confirmed case of rat lungworm disease contracted on Hawai‘i Island this year and the […]
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Posted on 10:01 am, Monday, December 18, 2017. Tags: rat lungworm, rlw, uh-hilo
UH Hilo research shows risk of RLW disease greater than expected; legislators vow to aid in fight
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Posted on 8:58 pm, Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Tags: rat lungworm
The Hawaii State Department of Health has confirmed an additional case of rat lungworm disease in an infant from the Puna District of Hawaii Island.
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Posted in Featured, Health, Rat Lungworm
Posted on 1:50 pm, Saturday, November 12, 2011. Tags: disease, jon martel, rat lungworm, uh hilo college of pharmacy
Rat Lungworm is a rare parasitic infection that can be potentially devastating when transferred to humans, leading to coma, agonizing pain and infections.
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Posted in Environment, Featured, Health, News, Rat Lungworm
Posted on 3:50 pm, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Tags: angiostrongyliasis, rat lungworm
The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) is reminding the public to be aware of angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm). DOH has identified 4 probable cases of illness in 2011, and all were residents of the Big Island.
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