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Toxocariasis

How is it diagnosed?

Diagnosis is by means of a blood test for toxocaral antibodies, carried out in a specialist laboratory. The test does not distinguish between active and inactive disease.

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Medical text written May 1996 by Community Hygiene Concern. Approved May 1996 by Dr P Chiodini. Last updated August 2006 by Professor P Chiodini, Hospital for Tropical diseases, London, UK.

 

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