The parasite is known in Asian countries including Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and China. In addition, molecular genotyping techniques have revealed that the disease also occurs in Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Taenia asiatica
Taenia solium
Schistosoma mansoni
Trichuris trichiura
Taenia saginata
Echinostoma cinetorchis
Schistosoma japonicum
Ascaris lumbricoides