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Trichostrongyliasis

Definition

A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Trichostrongylus. This disease is characterised 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.

Also indexed as

TrichostrongyliasisTrichostrongyliasis due to Trichostrongylus axeiTrichostrongyliasis due to Trichostrongylus colubriformisTrichostrongyliasis due to Trichostrongylus orientalisinfection by trichostrongylusinfection by trichostrongylus speciestrichostrongylosistrichostrongylus infestation

Nearby in Diseases due to nematodes