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What worms do you test for?
We test for the eight most common worms found in the UK population.
- Taenia solium and Taenia saginata
- Tapeworms (Ascaris spp.)
- Small intestinal roundworms (Enterobius vermicularis)
- Threadworms or Pinworms (Ancylostoma spp. including especially relevant species: Ancylostoma duodenale)
- Hookworms (Hymenolepsis spp. (ncluding especially relevant species: Hymenolepsis nana and Hymenolepsis diminuta)
- Dwarf tapeworms (Trichuris trichiura)
- Whipworms (Necator americanus)
- New world hookworms (Strongyloides spp. including especially relevant species Strongyloides stercoralis)
- Threadworms (Microsporidia and Enterocytozoon spp/Encephalitozoon spp.)