A list of predominant parasites and infectious diseases of concern for each continent of the world.

Africa

Parasites:

Malaria

Hookworms

Schistosomiasis

Fasciola hepatica

Fasciola gigantica

River blindness

Infectious diseases:

 Typhoid Fever

African Trypanosomiasis 

Cholera

Hepatitis B 

Dengue fever

HIV/AIDS

Antarctica

Parasites:

Monogenea sp.

Copepoda sp.

Infectious diseases:

Parapox virus

Asia

Parasites:

Malaria

Round worm

Schistosomiasis

Chinese Liver Fluke

Diphyllobothrium latum

Fasciola gigantica

Hookworms

Infectious diseases:

HIV/AIDS

Avian Flu

Dengue fever

Japanese encephalitis

SARS virus

Australia

Parasites:

Tapeworms

Yellow Fever

Fasciola hepatica

Infectious diseases:

HIV/AIDS

Influenza

Avian Flu

Europe

Parasites:

Liver Fluke

Tapeworm

Diphyllobothrium latum

Fasciola hepatica

Infectious diseases:

HIV/AIDS

Avian Flu

Tuberculosis

Influenza

Pneumococcus

North America

Parasites:

Cryptosporidium

Hookworms

Tapeworms

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Trichinella Spiralis

Fasciola hepatica

Infectious diseases:

HIV/AIDS

Chlamydia

Gonorrhea

Influenza

Avian Flu

Swine Flu

South America

Parasites:

Yellow Fever

Schistosomiasis

Malaria

Chagas Disease

Hookworms

Trypanosoma cruzi

Diphyllobothrium latum

Fasciola hepatica

River blindness

Infectious diseases:

Dengue fever

Hepatitis A 

Influenza

Typhoid Fever

Hemorrhagic fever

Cholera

HIV/AIDS