Endemic areas include Asia, Mexico, India and parts of South Africa. Originally believed to be confined to Asia, in the 1970s<unk>  was discovered in Mexico, and found in Australia in 2011. Even though it is endemic in areas of Southeast Asia and Latin America, it is an uncommon disease. However, researchers have noticed recently an increase in incidence. This disease is most common in both Thailand and Japan, but in Thailand it is responsible for most of the observed parasitic CNS infection. It has long been recognised in China, but reports have only recently appeared in the English literature.
Gnathostomiasis
Naegleriasis
Ancylostomiasis
Dracunculiasis
Scarabiasis
Trichuriasis
Trichomoniasis
Trichiasis