Appendix 2: Geographic distribution of parasitic infections Infection / Infective organism Geographic distribution Amoebiasis/ Entamoeba histolytica Worldwide Free-living amoebae - Acanthamoeba, Naegleria Worldwide sp. Flagellates: Worldwide Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis Coccidia: Worldwide Cryptosporidiosis/Cryptosporidium sp. Worldwide, United states Cyclosporiasis/Cyclospora sp., Worldwide Microsporidia Worldwide Cystosporiasis/Cystoisospora sp., Worldwide Sarcocystosis/Sarcocystis sp., Toxoplasmosis/ Toxoplasma gondii, Pneumocystis jirovecii Nematode infections (GI-tract) Enterobius, – Trichuris, Ascaris Worldwide Hookworms: Ancylostoma duodenale Europe, S America, China, SE Asia, Indonesia, Australia, some Pacific isles Strongyloides sp. Tropics and subtropics Worldwide Trichostrongylus species N and S America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Necator americanus China, SE Asia, Indonesia, Australia some Pacific isles Unusual nematodes: Worldwide Trichinellosis, Toxocariasis Asia Gnathostomiasis (fever and pulmonary infiltrates) Gnathostomiasis, Angiostrongylus sp. (myeloencephalitis) Africa, America, Asia, Australasia Capillariasis Africa, America, Asia, Europe Dracunculiasis Africa, Asia Onchocerciasis Africa, America (central and south), Asia Trematodes (blood flukes): Schistosomiasis Africa, America (central and south), Asia Liver flukes: Fascioliasis Worldwide Opisthorchiasis America (south), Asia, Europe Intestinal flukes: Fasciolopsiasis Southern and Eastern Asia
Appendix 2: Geographic distribution of parasitic infections Infection / Infective organism Geographic distribution Amoebiasis/ Entamoeba histolytica Free-living amoebae - Acanthamoeba, Naegleria sp. Flagellates: Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis Coccidia: Cryptosporidiosis/Cryptosporidium sp. Cyclosporiasis/Cyclospora sp., Microsporidia Cystosporiasis/Cystoisospora sp., Sarcocystosis/Sarcocystis sp., Toxoplasmosis/ Toxoplasma gondii, Pneumocystis jirovecii Nematode infections (GI-tract) – Enterobius, Trichuris, Ascaris Hookworms: Ancylostoma duodenale Strongyloides sp. Trichostrongylus species Necator americanus Unusual nematodes: Trichinellosis, Toxocariasis Gnathostomiasis (fever and pulmonary infiltrates) Gnathostomiasis, Angiostrongylus sp. (myeloencephalitis) Capillariasis Dracunculiasis Onchocerciasis Trematodes (blood flukes): Schistosomiasis Liver flukes: Fascioliasis Opisthorchiasis Intestinal flukes: Fasciolopsiasis Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide, United states Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Europe, S America, China, SE Asia, Indonesia, Australia, some Pacific isles Tropics and subtropics Worldwide N and S America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, SE Asia, Indonesia, Australia some Pacific isles Worldwide Asia Africa, America, Asia, Australasia Africa, America, Asia, Europe Africa, Asia Africa, America (central and south), Asia Africa, America (central and south), Asia Worldwide America (south), Asia, Europe Southern and Eastern Asia
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