Other Neglected Tropical Diseases
Additional neglected tropical diseases include:
| Disease | Causative Agent | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Hookworm | Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus | |
| Trichuriasis | Trichuris trichiura | |
| Treponematoses | Treponema pallidum pertenue, Treponema pallidum endemicum, Treponema pallidum carateum, Treponema pallidum pallidum | |
| Buruli ulcer | Mycobacterium ulcerans | |
| Human African trypanosomiasis | Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma gambiense | |
| Dracunculiasis | Dracunculus medinensis | |
| Leptospirosis | Leptospira | |
| Strongyloidiasis | Strongyloides stercoralis | |
| Foodborne trematodiases | Trematoda | |
| Neurocysticercosis | Taenia solium | |
| Scabies | Sarcoptes scabiei | |
| Flavivirus Infections | Yellow fever virus, West Nile virus, dengue virus, Tick-borne encephalitis virus |
Some tropical diseases are very rare, but may occur in sudden epidemics, such as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever and the Marburg virus. There are hundreds of different tropical diseases which are less known or rarer, but that, nonetheless, have importance for public health.
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