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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-3/division-3.12/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/945",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "path": "annex/II/division/3/division/3.12/division/2",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Diagnostic Criteria",
  "text": "At least one of the following five:\nHistopathology or parasitology compatible with Echinococcus multilocularis or granulosus (for example, direct visualization of the protoscolex in cyst fluid)\nDetection of Echinoccocus granulosus pathognomonic macroscopic morphology of cyst(s) in surgical specimens\nTypical organ lesions detected by imaging techniques (for example, computerized tomography, sonography, MRI) AND confirmed by a serological test\nEchinococcus spp. specific serum antibodies by high-sensitivity serological test AND confirmed by a high specificity serological test\nDetection of Echinococcus multilocularis or granulosus nucleic acid in a clinical specimen",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:03.598650+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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