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Island toddler sickened in 5th case of rat lungworm this year
Thursday, August 16th 2018, 5:12 pm EDT
By HNN Staff
BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) -
The state has confirmed its fifth case of rat lungworm disease in Hawaii this year, and it involves a toddler from the Big Island.
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This is the third confirmed case of rat lungworm disease on the Big Island.
The state Department of Health said the toddler got sick in late July and was transferred to Oahu for further treatment.
The child spent several days in the hospital and was later discharged.
Hawaii confirms rat lungworm disease in Big Island infant
Alexandria Hein
By Alexandria Hein | Fox News
Health officials have confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in a Hawaiian infant who has been sick since December. While the state department of health did not identify the infant, nor release an update on the baby?s condition, it did disclose that the child had at some point been transferred from Big Island to a hospital in Oahu for further treatment.
The baby?s diagnosis marks the sixth case of rat lungworm confirmed on Hawaii?s Big Island in 2018. A news release added that an investigation into the child?s case is ongoing...
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