Chaundra and Shea Rodrigues are the 31-year-old parents of Z.R., their 13-month-old son. They live in Hilo, Hawai’i. On December 31, 2019, the plaintiffs went to the Island Naturals Market & Deli, located at 1221 Kilauea Ave, Hilo, Hawai’i, for lunch. They purchased two avocado sandwiches, comprised of sourdough bread, lettuce, onion,
First Hawaii Rat Lungworm Case of 2018 – Source Unknown
The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the first case of rat lungworm disease in the state this year in an adult resident of West Hawaii on Hawaii Island. The individual became seriously ill earlier this month and is being treated at a hospital. Laboratory results confirmed evidence of the rat lungworm parasite in
Rat Lungworm Cases Increase in Hawaii
Rat lungworm disease may be under recognized on Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii News Now reports that a new case of rat lungworm disease has been reported on Hawaii Island, the Department of Health said Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases statewide to 15.
The individual was hospitalized for disease-related treatment and has since been
Marler Clark retained by Hospitalized woman: 13 cases of Rat Lungworm in Hawaii this Year
Hawaii health officials report that two more cases of rat lungworm disease have been confirmed in the state, bringing the total up to 13 in 2017 as opposed to 11 in all of 2016.
The patients in two new cases are from the Big Island and are separate from kava elixir-related cases reported earlier this
As many as 11 people have become infected with rat lungworm disease in Hawaii
Victims speak out.
The Hawaii Department of Health says so far there are nine confirmed cases of the disease. Four are Maui residents, two are visitors who contracted it on Maui, and three live on Hawaii Island. State officials are also looking into three possible cases on Maui, and one on Hawaii Island.
And now