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Hawaiian officials fear infections of rare parasitic worm will increase ABC News A spike in infections from a rare parasitic worm in the Hawaiian island of Maui has local health officials concerned about the parasite's potential to spread. A worm called Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes the infection; there is no treatment, and in ... State investigating 4 more possible cases of rat lungworm disease on MauiHawaii News Now all 11 news articles »

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