Preferred Label : Toxocariasis due to Toxocara canis;
ICD-11 definition : A condition caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Toxocara canis. 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 canis eggs (contaminated by faeces from
an infected dog). Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Toxocara canis
in a blood sample or identification of Toxocara canis eggs in a faecal sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : infection by toxocara canis;
Origin ID : 879160569;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A condition caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Toxocara canis. 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 canis eggs (contaminated by faeces from
an infected dog). Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Toxocara canis
in a blood sample or identification of Toxocara canis eggs in a faecal sample.
