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VIDEO: Rat Lungworm Disease Task Force In Hilo
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by Big Island Video News
on Jan 10, 2018 at 6:18 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HILO, Hawaii - In addition to their visit to Hilo Medical Center - where they spoke with media - the task force was slated to attend a Rat Lungworm Support Group meeting in Puna.

(BIVN) – Members of the Governor’s Joint Task Force on Rat Lungworm Disease visited Hilo Medical Center on Tuesday. The group is on the island, learning first hand about the effects of the disease in East Hawaii.

Members took the time to speak to media following their meeting with hospital officials, including Dr. Jon Martel, the Medical Director of Acute Care at Hilo Medical Center.

Task Force members whom we spoke to include:

  • Chad Meyer, MD, retired Maui physician
  • Vernon Ansdell, M.D. MD FRCP DTM&H, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Clinical Microbiology and Pharmacology John A Burns School of Medicine
  • William L. Gosnell, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
  • Kenton Kramer, MD, Associate Professor of the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology with the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH-JABSOM)
  • Gerald Murphy, MD, Infectious Disease Physician

Group members were also slated to talk with residents in a Rat Lungworm Support Group meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening in Kea’au.


Filed Under: Video Report Tagged With: Hilo Medical Center, Jon Martel, Rat Lungworm Disease, Vernon Ansdell

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