"It is advised to take certain food safety precautions." Officials sound alarm after detecting parasite in region for first time: 'Additional surveillance and testing will be necessary' first appeared ...

Hawaii, the U.S. epicenter for the disease, offers a preview of what may come next.

A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.

The CDC describes rat lungworm as a parasite found in rats, whose larvae are shed in rat feces and then taken up by snails ...

A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But sometimes other animals—and even plants—can get involved, laying the groundwork for human transmission. Species like land ...

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in an individual on the island of Kauai. Rat lungworm disease, a parasitic disease also known as neuroangiostrongyliasis, ...

Brain-eating worms known as "rat lungworm" have been found west of Texas first time on record. Here's what to know/ (CDC) ...

A brain‑invading parasite better known as rat lungworm has quietly surfaced in San Diego County, turning up in wild animals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COURTESY PHOTO The rat lungworm parasite is seen through a microscope. The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a case of rat ...