1F6D

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Toxocariasis

Description

A condition caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Toxocara. In ocular infections, this condition is characterised by vision loss or inflammation of the eye; in visceral infections, this condition is characterised by fever, coughing, enlarged liver, or pneumonia. This condition may also be asymptomatic. Transmission is by the faecal-oral route through the ingestion of food, water, or soil that contains Toxocara eggs (contaminated by faeces from an infected dog or cat). Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Toxocara in a blood sample.

Index terms

  • Toxocariasis
  • Larva migrans visceralis
  • Toxocara infestation
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  • Visceral larva migrans
  • toxocara infection
  • toxocaral visceral larva migrans
  • visceral larva migrans syndrome
  • Endophthalmitis in toxocariasis
  • toxocara endophthalmitis
  • Meningitis due to Toxocara
  • Toxocariasis due to Toxocara canis
  • infection by toxocara canis
  • Toxocariasis due to Toxocara cati
  • infection by toxocara cati

Inclusions

  • Toxocara infestation

Exclusions from above levels

  • NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

  • 1F60 – Angiostrongyliasis
  • 1F61 – Anisakiasis
  • 1F62 – Ascariasis
  • 1F63 – Capillariasis
  • 1F64 – Dracunculiasis
  • 1F65 – Enterobiasis
  • 1F66 – Filariasis
  • 1F67 – Gnathostomiasis
  • 1F68 – Hookworm diseases
  • 1F69 – Oesophagostomiasis
  • 1F6A – Onchocerciasis
  • 1F6B – Strongyloidiasis
  • 1F6C – Syngamosis
  • 1F6E – Trichinosis
  • 1F6F – Trichostrongyliasis
  • 1F6G – Trichuriasis
  • 1F6H – Uncinariosis
  • 1F6Y – Other specified diseases due to nematodes
  • 1F6Z – Diseases due to nematodes, unspecified

Foundation entity

Toxocariasis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1794729263

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases