The Rat Lungworm disease (RLWD), or Angiostrongyliasis, is caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonenis), a roundworm parasite that affects the central nervous system. The Hawaii department of Health conducted a 50-month study on RLWD from January 2001 to February 2005. The number of eosinophilic meningitis cases reported was 84, of which 24 cases (29%) were […]