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The neuro disease rat lungworm has reached California
SFGate ^ | March 6, 2026 | Susanne Rust

Posted on 03/06/2026 10:41:24 PM PST by rexthecat

LOS ANGELES - A disease that can cause neurological illness and meningitis in people, rat lungworm, has been found in wild opposums, rats and a zoo animal in San Diego County, indicating its establishment in California for the first time. Researchers reported their findings in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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KEYWORDS: 1945; angiostrongyliasis; angiostrongylus; california; cantonensis; cdc; centipedes; disease; hongkong; lungworm; meningitis; opossum; parasite; parasiticroundworm; possums; ratlungworm; rats; rawvegetables; rodents; sandiego; slugs; snails

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1 posted on 03/06/2026 10:41:24 PM PST by rexthecat
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To: rexthecat

Was this created in a china lab, of was it imported??
Ain’t this diversity great or what


2 posted on 03/06/2026 10:46:27 PM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Keyhopper

Or one or two labs in the United States.

Covid worked so well. It is time to try something else.


3 posted on 03/06/2026 10:57:30 PM PST by sport
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To: rexthecat

Rat lungworm, scientifically known as Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is a parasitic roundworm primarily associated with rats. It was first discovered in 1945 in the lungs of rats in Hong Kong.

I wonder if this is a weaponized version.


4 posted on 03/06/2026 11:00:15 PM PST by Ingtar
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To: sport

Wait until the fly a drone into something


5 posted on 03/06/2026 11:02:54 PM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Ingtar

Keep all your cats away from those rotten rats.


6 posted on 03/06/2026 11:34:17 PM PST by Veto! (Trump is Supereman)
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To: rexthecat

Don’t eat slugs or snails and you’ll be OK


7 posted on 03/06/2026 11:38:53 PM PST by kaktuskid
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To: rexthecat
One thing that I love about AI

Yes, eating improperly prepared escargot can lead to rat lungworm infection (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), but the risk is very low when snails are thoroughly cooked.

is how cavalier it is about actual human safety while promoting hobgoblins and global socialism government:

Eating more escargot (farmed snails) can modestly help reduce environmental impact compared to conventional meats, but it is not a major solution to climate change

8 posted on 03/07/2026 2:18:10 AM PST by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: palmer

Ivermectin 20 mg by mouth per day for 10 days wil zap it. Put it in your juice. Maybe less. Get a bottle from Tractor Supply. No biggie.


9 posted on 03/07/2026 2:50:17 AM PST by caddie (Going forward we all need to become Trump, and also Captain Obvious, and Charlie Kirk too. )
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To: Keyhopper

Illegals have given so much to California, newsom must be proud.


10 posted on 03/07/2026 4:58:52 AM PST by chopperk (e)
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To: Ingtar

Anyone check out the latest “work” of Quackony Fauxi and his Wuhan Virus Wranglers?


11 posted on 03/07/2026 5:07:51 AM PST by Shady (#EnoughIsEnough, and we have HAD ENOUGH!)
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To: rexthecat

Hopefully, only DemonRatz and DemocRats are susceptible.


12 posted on 03/07/2026 5:08:07 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (We don't need an election - We need an exorcism!)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

The Gavin Worm is causing much more damage.


13 posted on 03/07/2026 5:50:42 AM PST by Colt1851Navy (@!@)
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