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Hawaiian Health Officials Issue Warning Over an Outbreak of Brain-Invading Parasites

Officials in Hawaii are alarmed about a spike in cases of rat lungworm disease. In Maui alone, there have been six confirmed cases according to Science Alert. Compare that number to the two confirmed cases in the previous decade and you have cause for concern.  Rat lungworm disease is a parasitic roundworm that is rare in Hawaii, but more common in Southeast Asia. The worm can move into the nervous system and brain. Although sometimes asymptomatic, it is a common cause of eosinophilic...