{"id":149042,"date":"2021-10-01T14:36:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T00:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=149042"},"modified":"2021-10-01T14:55:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T00:55:25","slug":"rat-lungworm-research-video-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/01\/rat-lungworm-research-video-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Rat-lungworm research, video available to public"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_25981\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wSe6d7NDt6Y?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Â鶹´«Ã½Professor Dr Susan Jarvi explains the Rat Lungworm disease (A. cantonensis)\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Rat lungworm is a disease that has sickened nearly 100 people on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island throughout the past decade and is caused by a parasitic nematode (a kind of worm) found in the pulmonary arteries of rats. It is commonly transmitted to humans when parasite eggs in rat feces are eaten by snails or slugs, which are accidentally ingested by humans through unwashed produce or in water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149046\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-rat-lungworm-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"rat lungworm\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-rat-lungworm-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-rat-lungworm-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-rat-lungworm.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The nematode <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis<\/em> is a rat lungworm, a zoonotic pathogen which causes rat lungworm disease<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an effort to increase public awareness of rat lungworm disease, and minimize risks of contracting it, a pharmaceutical sciences professor from the <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> spearheaded publishing layperson friendly research and an informational video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Research on ways to reduce human risk of infection is also critical, including mechanisms and tools to better educate the public,&rdquo; said Professor <strong>Susan Jarvi<\/strong>, of <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu\/\">Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy<\/a>. &ldquo;That\u2019s why we felt it was important to share the results of these scientific studies with the general population in a less technical, more accessible format.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 40-page publication is available in a reader-friendly format in <a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.lib.hawaii.edu\/handle\/10790\/6170\"><em>Parasitology<\/em><\/a> featuring a variety of topics related to the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Jarvi\u2019s latest publication is the result of research summarized by scientists from eight countries who presented their findings at the 6th International Workshop on Angiostrongylus and Angiostrongyliasis in Hilo in January 2020. According to Jarvi, who also serves as head of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island Rat Lungworm Working Group, international workshops held every two to three years are crucial for advancing research and knowledge regarding diagnosis and treatment. The events also help hone in on research relating to infection and transmission levels in humans, and the expanding range of infection in non-human species.<\/p>\n<h2>Online program available<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo is currently offering an online education program on rat lungworm disease prevention. Jarvi and researcher <strong>Kay Howe<\/strong> lead a course on the parasite\u2019s life cycle and how to reduce risk of infection. The course is available to the public and also includes continuing education credits for healthcare professionals. Learn more about the program at the <a href=\"http:\/\/devpharm.uhh.hawaii.edu\/academics\/continuing-education\/rat-lungworm\/\">Jarvi Lab website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related Â鶹´«Ã½News stories:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/26\/rat-lungworm-in-snails\/\">Environmental factors, species influence rat lungworm infection in snails<\/a>, February 26, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/09\/rat-lungworm-updated-guidelines\/\">Rat lungworm treatment guidelines updated<\/a>, February 9, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/08\/31\/rat-lungworm-treatment-guidelines\/\">New preliminary rat lungworm treatment guidelines<\/a>, August 31, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susan Jarvi spearheaded publishing research and an informational video on the disease to raise public awareness. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[52,165,50,158,14,56],"class_list":["post-149042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-college-of-pharmacy","tag-health","tag-pharmacy","tag-publication","tag-uh-hilo","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149042"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149050,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149042\/revisions\/149050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}