Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COURTESY PHOTO The rat lungworm parasite is seen through a microscope. The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a case of rat ...

A new study has unveiled that many rats in the Southeastern United States (US) have been infected with a rat lungworm disease. Scientifically known as Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the adult form of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain-eating worms known as 'rat lungworm' have been found in San Diego County, the first time the parasitic worms have been found ...

Rat lungworm is a parasite with a development that cycles between snails and rats. Humans can become infected when they ingest (accidentally or intentionally) a raw or undercooked snail. However, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the Jarvi Lab at the University of Hawaii Hilo, Dr. Susan Jarvi and graduate research assistant John Jacob have made a potential breakthrough in the fight against rat ...

University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in five Florida counties. Rats and snails in Alachua, Leon, St. Johns, ...

HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - Emily Faith Kubowski says it wasn’t that long ago when her daughter Elowen became ill with rat lungworm disease. “They were pretty sure she might never use her legs again ...

What should have been happy vacation memories turned into a horrific nightmare of foodborne illness from salad after 55-year-old Julie Packard returned home from Hawaii. Packard, now 58, and her ...

Rat lungworm disease is on the rise in eastern Australia in dogs—and there have even been recorded cases in humans, including two known lethal incidents. Caused by a parasite naturally found in rats, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Rat lungworm disease has been around in the islands for years and not many people know much about the parasite that causes the illness. Over the past 10 years, Hawaii has ...

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in an individual on the island of Kauai. Rat lungworm disease, a parasitic disease also known as neuroangiostrongyliasis, ...