Parasitic diseases | Estimated no. of patients | Endemic provinces/autonomous regions | Transmission vector | Transmission route | Elimination program | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Past (million) | Present | Past | Present a | ||||
Filariasis | 30 (1950s) | 0 (2016) | 16 | 0 | Mosquito | Mosquito bites | Done |
Leishmaniosis | 0.53 (1950s) | 400 ± annually b | 16 | 7 c | Sandfly | Sandfly bites | Almost done |
Malaria | 30 (1960s) | 3321 (2016) | 24 | 2 d | Anopheline mosquito | Mosquito bites | Ongoing |
Schistosomiasis | 11.6 (1950s) | 54 454 (2016) | 12 | 7 e | Oncomelania hupensis | Infested water contact | Starting |
Echinococcosis | 0.38 (2004) | 40 845 (2015) | 21 | 9 f | – | Fecal-oral route | – |
Soil-transmitted nematodosis | 536 (1990) | 3.12% (2013) | 31 | 31 g | – | Fecal-oral route/skin | – |