Neglected Tropical Diseases

The World Health Organization lists 17 conditions as neglected tropical diseases.  The following neglected tropical diseases have a history of transmission in Texas or transmission could occur in Texas. The diseases listed below are all required to be reported in Texas.

• Ascariasis (Soil-transmitted helminthiases)
• Chagas Disease
• Dengue Fever & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)
• Echinococcosis
• Fascioliasis (foodborne trematode)
• Hookworm (ancylostomiasis), (Soil-transmitted helminthiases)
• Leishmaniases
• Leprosy (Hansens' Disease)
• Paragonimiasis (foodborne trematode)
• Rabies
• Taeniasis and neurocysticercosis
• Trichuriasis (Soil-transmitted helminthiases)