ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Trichostrongylus. This disease
is characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhoea, weight loss, or may be asymptomatic.
Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Confirmation is by identification
of Trichostrongylus eggs in a faecal sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : infection by trichostrongylus species; trichostrongylus infestation; trichostrongylosis; infection by trichostrongylus;
A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Trichostrongylus. This disease
is characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhoea, weight loss, or may be asymptomatic.
Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Confirmation is by identification
of Trichostrongylus eggs in a faecal sample.