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Written question asked by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Monday, 19 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 May 2008. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Monday, 2 June 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Parasitic Diseases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with a toxocara canis infection in the last five years.
Answer

The number of people diagnosed with Toxocara species (Toxocara canis (T. canis) and Toxocara cati (T. cati)) infection in the last five years in England and Wales is shown in the following table:

Number of cases
2007 1
2006 1
2005 5
2004 5
2003 3
Note:
Toxocara reports are not broken down by species into T. canis and T. cati.
Source:
Information provided by the Health Protection Agency.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
476 c601-2W; 207171
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Toxocariasis
Link
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