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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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Staff from the University of Hawaii-Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) confirmed a collection of Parmarion martensi, an invasive slug, from the Kohala district of the Big Island. Inquiries of local residents further revealed multiple sightings in the area, indicating that this invasive pest has established in the Kohala district of the Big […]

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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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The House Finance and Senate Ways and Means conference committees announced today the release of $300,000 in recurring funding to the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease.

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To gather and support survivors of Rat Lungworm Disease and their caregivers. Others welcome to attend include people who strongly suspect they had RLWD, and researchers and advocates advancing care and access to resources for survivors and their caregivers. Every second Wednesday of the month 4-6 p.m.

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UH Hilo research shows risk of RLW disease greater than expected; legislators vow to aid in fight

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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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Rat lungworm disease can and has resulted in severe neurological trauma for those individuals having a serious infection.

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MEDIA RELEASE A University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy researcher has developed a fun-filled activity book to teach children about a serious health topic associated with cleaning and cooking vegetables in the tropical Hawaiian environment. Dr. Susan Jarvi, associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is distributing a book and poster about […]

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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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