Rat lungworm disease

Transmission to humans becoming a serious and growing problem in Hawai'i

Overview

General information about rat lungworm disease

Rat lungworm disease in Hawai'i

This site, started in September 2009, is very informative and includes a survey form. If you have had rat-lung worm please consider filling it out as it can be used to more clearly determine the actual numbers of people affected.

CTAHR best practices for risk reduction

January 2010 document from UH College of Tropical Ag and Human Resources covering best practices for reducing risk of infection

Distribution of Parmarion martensi and its potential as a vector for human Angiostrongyliasis

First printed in Pacific Science, October 2007. Study to determine geographical distribution of this slug on Hawai'i Island, gain information about pest status, feeding preferences and foraging behavior, and compare levels of infection of the nematode A. Cantonensis in this slug and the Cuban slug collected from the same areas. We thank Dr. Robert Hollingsworth, plant pest researcher with USDA on Hawai'i Island and contributer to this paper, for information he has provided to our communities.

Immuno-PCR for Detection of Antigen to Angiostrongylus cantonensis Circulating Fifth-Stage Worms

A very technical paper discussing the use of immuno-PCR as a diagnostic tool for detecting A. canonensis as an alternative to the present methods.

Treatment of Eosinophilic Meningitis with a Combination of Prednisolone and Mebendazole

Published in 2006 by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene a study done in Thailand to study a combination of therapies for treating Eosinophilic meninginitis resulting from infection of the nematode A. Cantonensis.

An Outbreak of Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Travelers Returning From the Caribbean

Published in the New England Journal of Medicine. A study 12 of 23 young adults who had traveled to Jamacia and complained of symptoms fitting the description of eosinophilic meningitis.