DOH said that from Jan. 1, 2014, to the present, there have been 102 cases of rat lungworm disease reported statewide — 78 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state has confirmed a new case of rat lungworm disease on Kauai, marking the island’s first ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of neuroangiostrongyliasis, or rat lungworm disease, in an adult on the island of Kaua‘i. Rat lungworm disease is known to be endemic in all ...

Kauai has reported its first case of Rat Lungworm Disease since 2019, urging residents to wash produce and control pests for ...

Dr Brian Faulkner (BVM&S, FRCVS), practising vet at Petplan , shares: “Lungworm thrives in damp conditions. "Slugs and snails ...

In autumn, the countryside bursts into a riveting palette of colours. But with the change of season also comes a deadly ...

Rat Lungworm Disease is described as an emerging threat that all in Hawaiʻi should be aware of. From an infant who wound up in the ICU to a surfer who had to relearn to walk and talk after the ...

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, a metastrongyloid nematode, is recognised as the principal lungworm infecting domestic cats. This parasite is of global significance due to its widespread distribution and ...

A utumn is officially here, and as wet weather increases, so too does the risk of lungworm-carrying slugs and snails. Dog owners are warned to be wary of this potential "silent killer", which can ...

State health officials have confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in a Kauai resident. Neuroangiostrongyliasis, commonly known as rat lungworm disease, is caused by a parasitic roundworm and can ...