Preferred Label : Toxocariasis due to Toxocara cati;
ICD-11 definition : A condition caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Toxocara cati. This condition
presents with symptoms depending on the site of infection. This condition may also
be asymptomatic. Transmission is by the faecal-oral route through the ingestion of
food, water, or soil that contains Toxocara cati eggs (contaminated by faeces from
an infected cat). Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Toxocara cati
in a blood sample or identification of Toxocara cati eggs in a faecal sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : infection by toxocara cati;
Origin ID : 819690183;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A condition caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Toxocara cati. This condition
presents with symptoms depending on the site of infection. This condition may also
be asymptomatic. Transmission is by the faecal-oral route through the ingestion of
food, water, or soil that contains Toxocara cati eggs (contaminated by faeces from
an infected cat). Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Toxocara cati
in a blood sample or identification of Toxocara cati eggs in a faecal sample.
