Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Angiostrongylus cantonensis – USA (02): (HI)

PRO/AH/EDR> Angiostrongylus cantonensis – USA (02): (HI)

Other Human Disease -- United StatesA disease long endemic to Puna [Hawaii County] has gained national attention after Maui residents and 2 tourists from the mainland have become ill. Now, the state sends news releases about new cases of rat lungworm disease on the Big Island or Maui -- a change in response from when primarily the Big Island had cases. On [Fri 28 Apr 2017], 2 more Big Island cases of rat lungworm disease were confirmed in the state, bringing the total up to 13. Some ask why it took Read more [...]