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University of Hawaii: Rat lungworm transmitted by many more species than slugs, snails
August 30, 2022
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:

While many people know that rat lungworm disease can be spread to humans by slugs and snails, new research shows those creatures are not the only ones that have been transmitting the illness.

Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of London, UK, combed through nearly 140 scientific studies published between 1962-2022 and found 32 species of fr . . .

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