1F71
category
Diphyllobothriasis
Definition
A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Diphyllobothrium. This disease is characterised by abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea, vomiting, or weight loss. This disease may be asymptomatic. Transmission is by ingestion of infected undercooked fish. Confirmation is by identification of Diphyllobothriasis eggs in a faecal sample.
Exclusions
- larval diphyllobothriasis
(1F75)
Also indexed as
Dibothriocephalus anaemiaDiphyllobothriasisInfection by diphyllobothrium latumInfection by diphyllobothrium pacificumadult diphyllobothrium infectionadult diphyllobothrium latum infectionadult diphyllobothrium pacificum infectionbothriocephaliasisbothriocephalosisbothriocephalus infestationbroad tapeworm infectiondibothriocephaliasisdibothriocephalusdibothriocephalus infestationdibothriocephalus latusdiphyllobothrium infectiondiphyllobothrium infestationfish tapewormfish tapeworm infectioninfection by diphyllobothrium larvaeintestinal diphyllobothriasistapeworm anaemia