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Caridina cf. cantonensis Crystal Red by belabgonzales

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Yellow King Kong shrimp by Bucephalandra Shrimp

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_MG_2642 by b_mcht Via Flickr: Caridina Cantonensis Black Shrimp

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Crystal Red shrimp by Levent K. Via Flickr: Caridina cantonensis

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Snow White "Skeleton" shrimp by Bucephalandra Shrimp

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Spread of Brain Parasite, Angiostrongylus Cantonensis,...

The spread of a brain parasite infection, angiostrongylus cantonensis, also known as rat lungworm, is on the rise in Maui. People can become infected from snails and slugs. The rise in the number of infections is being blamed both on climate change and globalization. Residents of Hawaii are being told by health officials not to touch slugs or snails with their bare hands because of an increase in the numbers of cases of people contacting the brain parasite infection. While there have been only two documented cases reported in the past two decades, in the last three months, an additional six cases have been documented in Hawaii. In addition, cases have been reported on the mainland in the states of… FULL STORY