palani
11th April 2017, 05:25 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/032a55d5-ca71-3221-9e14-3c613328001b/ss_hawaii-confirms-9-cases-of.html
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The state cannot confirm how each person became infected, "but we do know that people can acquire the parasite by consuming raw or undercooked snails and slugs," she said. Heather Stockdale Walden, an assistant professor in the department of infectious diseases and pathology at the University of Florida, said rat lungworm disease has "been endemic in Hawaii for at least 50 years, so it's been there for a while." Most cases result from consuming, either accidentally or on purpose, raw or undercooked snails and slugs that are infected with the parasite. For example, poorly washed lettuce or other raw produce may contain an unnoticed snail or slug.
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The state cannot confirm how each person became infected, "but we do know that people can acquire the parasite by consuming raw or undercooked snails and slugs," she said. Heather Stockdale Walden, an assistant professor in the department of infectious diseases and pathology at the University of Florida, said rat lungworm disease has "been endemic in Hawaii for at least 50 years, so it's been there for a while." Most cases result from consuming, either accidentally or on purpose, raw or undercooked snails and slugs that are infected with the parasite. For example, poorly washed lettuce or other raw produce may contain an unnoticed snail or slug.