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There's a parasite called rat lungworm and these newlyweds just got it

California newlyweds contract a parasitic worm, revealing a widespread problem in Hawaii.

There's a parasite called rat lungworm and these newlyweds just got it
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When Bay Area newlyweds Ben Manilla, 64, and Eliza Lape, 57, began planning their honeymoon trip to Maui in January, fear of contracting a brain-infecting roundworm was probably not high on their list of worries.

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