Article about man w/rat lung disease from B.I.

[Kelena]

Did I mention the sky is falling? Yeah, I'd eat local lettuce...if I had a gun to my head. You cannot wash lettuce to a moral certainty when the offender is, as a friend once pointed out, as small as the period at the end of this sentence. And would you trust that job to a restaurant or another person? Although the reported incidence is relatively low, the anecdotal evidence is mounting and after seeing a beloved neighbor afflicted with this, I'm not taking any chances. The carrier in his yard is undoubtedly in mine as well.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

You cannot wash lettuce to a moral certainty when the offender is... as small as the period at the end of this sentence.

I have a garden, but only for vegetables I can steam, fry, or boil.
For fresh greens I grow alfalfa, radish, mustard, and broccoli sprouts, as well as sunflower shoots indoors in trays, near my kitchen window, on the second floor. I’ve never seen a slug... so far, but I watch for them.

Rat Lungworm may not be epidemic in Puna, but if you are one of the few who has a serious reaction your life will never be the same. It doesn’t require a great deal of effort to take a few careful, simple precautions and still eat fresh healthy food.

[Jgirl]

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Originally posted by Carey

Actually, these nematodes are found in many countries (esp 3rd world.... but most of the countries they are in also have other nematode problems & many have prophylactic anti-helminthic treatment programs that takes care of most nematode infections - but, unfortunately, not all...)
https://academic.oup.com/jtm/article/16/4/267/1813700

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[Jgirl]

[quote]Originally posted by Jgirl

[quote]Originally posted by Carey

Actually, these nematodes are found in many countries (esp 3rd world.... but most of the countries they are in also have other nematode problems & many have prophylactic anti-helminthic treatment programs that takes care of most nematode infections - but, unfortunately, not all...)
https://academic.oup.com/jtm/article/16/4/267/1813700

What I meant to post was THANK YOU for posting this article. Very informative. Many thanks

[Chas]

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Originally posted by Jgirl

What I meant to post was...

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Welcome to Punaweb. There are buttons for editing and deleting your posts in the top heading of all of your posts.

Edited to add:
I find the “preview” option quite helpful to see what it will look like when posted.

[Durian Fiend]

It's made the NY Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/healt...awaii.html

Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Hilo are hoping to develop a cheaper, less invasive blood test to enable faster diagnosis. Results have been promising: Early data in rats indicate that the test can detect parasitic DNA circulating in the blood at various times after infection.

The team also has successfully detected rat lungworm DNA in greenhouse and coqui frogs, cane toads, centipedes, dogs, cats, mongooses and horses, according to Susan Jarvi, a disease specialist leading the research.

“Our rats on east Hawaii Island are highly infected,” Dr. Jarvi said. “So it’s not a surprise that you find the disease occurring in other mammals.”

[1voyager1]

I may have missed it, but haven't seen a link to this yet:
https://www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/abs/10....E.facebook

This page has an abstract on it, and a link to the PDF.

We've got more than rats and slugs to worry about it seems.