Department of Agriculture

♦ 6th International Scientific Workshop on Angiostrongylus and Angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease)

Jan. 5 – 8, 2020 at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
The University of Hawaii at Hilo is sponsoring an international workshop on rat lungworm disease. The public is invited to the free workshop; however, registration is required before Sept. , 2019.  For more information on the workshop and how to register, go to: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/conferences/rat-lung-worm-2020/

♦  Rat Lungworm Prevention Programs

• Gov. Ige Announces Stepped Up Efforts in Prevention of Rat Lungworm Disease
  On Aug 2, 2017, Gov. Ige, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture and a Joint Task Force announced new efforts to prevent rat lungworm disease in Hawaii.  View the Governor’s news release and video of the news conference

♦  Rat Lungworm PSA

• HDOA has a public service announcement (PSA) to inform residents about good food safety practices. View the PSA
• HDOA’s Commodities Branch has also produced PSAs on Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP):

Farmers and GAP

Home Gardening Practices

Everyone’s Role in Food Safety 

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♦  Rat Lungworm Disease information sources:

• Hawaii Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/disease_listing/rat-lungworm-angiostrongyliasis/

• UH-Hilo, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy:
  • FAQ:  https://pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu/rlw/faq.php
  • Children’s Informational Activity Book:  https://pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu/rlw/documents/RLWD_activity_book.pdf

• University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources:
  • Managing Slugs  & Snails in the Garden (Video): https://youtu.be/8PzqNrcMlzk
  • Managing Slugs, Snails and Flatworms in the Home Garden (Publication):  https://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/farmfoodsafety/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CTAHR-Snail-Slug-Mgmt-HG-RLWD.pdf
  • Safe Produce: Keep it Clean (how to wash your produce): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P765zduM8t8&feature=youtu.be
  • Avoiding Rat Lungworm Disease: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FST-35.pd
    • Rat Lungworm Flyer (April 2017)
  • Best On-Farm Food Safety Practices for Reducing the Risk of Rat Lungworm: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FST-39.pd
  • CTAHR Farm Food Safety website (for growers and handlers): https://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/farmfoodsafety/
  • Filters for Rainwater Catchment: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawaiirain/downloads/3_filters.pd
  • Best Practices for Hawaii School Gardens:  https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FST-45.pd
  • Post-harvest Management:  https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0227000-post-harvest-management-of-slugs-and-snails-potentially-carrying-rat-lungworm-angiostrongylus-cantonensis-in-hawaii.html
    
  • Slug & snail registered pesticides in Hawaii for commercial use: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/farmfoodsafety/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Slug-and-Snail-Pesticides-in-Hawaii-FINAL-Commercial-4-27-2017.pdf

HDOA

• Rat Lungworm Public Service Announcement
• Rat lungworm control information for farmers

 

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/angiostrongylus/

• National Institutes for Health (NIH), Rat Lungworm in Dogs in Australia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361490/

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♦ Informational Forums

Insights on PBS Hawaii aired a show on rat lungworm disease. The show aired on May 25, 2017.
To view , go to:  https://pbshawaii.org/insights-on-pbs-hawaii-rat-lungworm-what-you-need-to-know-what-you-need-to-do/

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