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DOH: Wash produce thoroughly to prevent rat lung worm

DOH: Wash produce thoroughly to prevent rat lung worm

Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com   The state Department of Health now is advising Big Island residents to wash produce thoroughly to help prevent exposure to pesticides, bacteria, and parasites such as angiostrongylus, or rat lung worm, which has sickened at least six people.   The DOH reports it has identified one-half dozen probable cases of illness caused […]

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