1F75

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Sparganosis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Spirometra. This disease presents with symptoms depending on the site of the infection. Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated water or ingestion of infected undercooked second intermediate hosts (such as fish, reptiles or amphibians). Confirmation is by identification of Spirometra eggs in a faecal sample.

Index terms

  • Sparganosis
  • Infection due to Sparganum
  • Larval diphyllobothriasis
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  • Spirometrosis
  • infection by sparganum
  • infection by spirometra larvae
  • larval bothriocephalus infestation
  • larval dibothriocephaliasis
  • larval dibothriocephalus
  • larval dibothriocephalus infestation
  • larval diphyllobothrium infestation
  • larval fish tapeworm infection
  • sparganosis - larval diphyllobothriasis
  • sparganum infestation
  • spirometra larvae infestation
  • spirometriosis
  • Infection due to Sparganum mansoni
  • Infection due to Sparganum proliferum

Inclusions

  • Larval diphyllobothriasis
  • Spirometrosis

Exclusions from above levels

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

Sibling codes

  • 1F70 – Cysticercosis
  • 1F71 – Diphyllobothriasis
  • 1F72 – Dipylidiasis
  • 1F73 – Echinococcosis
  • 1F74 – Hymenolepiasis
  • 1F76 – Taeniasis
  • 1F7Y – Other specified diseases due to cestodes
  • 1F7Z – Diseases due to cestodes, unspecified

Foundation entity

Sparganosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/22873958

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases