Rat Lungworm Special Edition

[kalakoa]

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...incidences

"Rat lungworm disease is very uncommon compared to many other diseases such as dengue, Zika, flu, salmonella..."

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...ut-funding

Such seemingly simple research techniques are the kind not well-studied because of lack of funding.

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...ws-promise

One of the most challenging aspects of rat lungworm disease is the lack of a standardized treatment protocol... Rat lungworm should be looked at broadly -- as a public health issue ...

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...tion-after

"Gosh, I wish we would have done something five years ago when it was crippling people in my district," Ruderman said. He said it's just another example demonstrating that the "state government does not care about Puna."

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...-laid-rest

Several bills introduced by Hawaii Island legislators died in the final hours of conferencing Friday. Among the measures were funding for rat lungworm research...

[Kenney]

Literally sickening news...

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Lots of research, information, recommendations, videos, etc from U of H on rat lungworm, slugs, snails, food safety:

http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/farmfoodsa...-lungworm/

On the fifth day - the scientists who studied the rivers - were forbidden to speak - or to study the rivers. -Jane Hirshfield's poem on creation

[leilanidude]

Meanwhile, 2 more cases reported in Hilo:

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/04/29...tal-of-13/

snipped:

"HILO >> Two more cases of rat lungworm disease have been confirmed in the state, bringing the total up to 13, Hawaii health officials said.

The patients in two new cases are from the Big Island and are separate from kava elixir-related cases reported earlier this week, said State Health department officials, who made the announcement Friday.

One of patients is being treated at a local hospital after tests for the disease came back positive Wednesday. The other was at a hospital on the mainland and tested positive a month ago...."