From: The role of nutrition in integrated programs to control neglected tropical diseases
Group | Generic name or disease | Species | Geographical distribution | Vector or intermediate host | Main drugs available to treat infections | Control measures |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nematode | Large roundworm | Ascaris lumbricoides | Worldwide | None, as all species are directly soil-transmitted | Albendazole Mebendazole Oxantel/pyrantel | Sanitation, personal hygiene |
 | Whipworm | Trichuris trichiura |  |  |  |  |
 | Hookworm | Ancylostoma duodenale | Worldwide |  |  | Sanitation, wearing shoes |
 | Hookworm | Necator americanus |  |  |  |  |
Nematode | Lymphatic filariasis | Wuchereria bancrofti | Worldwide | Mosquitoes | DEC or Ivermectin + Albendazole | Mosquito control |
 | Lymphatic filariasis | Brugia malayi | South Asia |  |  |  |
Nematode | River blindness | Onchocerca volvulus | Africa, South America | Black flies | Ivermectin | Black fly control |
Trematode | Urinary schistosomiasis | Schistosoma haematobium | Africa | Fresh-water snails | Praziquantel | Snail control, sanitation and behavior change |
 | Intestinal schistosomiasis | Schistosoma mansoni | Africa, South America |  |  |  |
 | Intestinal schistosomiasis | Schistosoma japonicum | Asia |  |  |  |
Bacterium | Trachoma | Chlamydia trachomatis | Worldwide | Fliesa | Azithromycin or Tetracycline | Fly control, personal hygiene |