Table 1. Leading parasitic and other neglected tropical diseases in China and the US.

Leading NTDs in China	Number of Cases [13]–[15]	Leading NTDs in US	Number of Cases [8]
Ascariasis	85.9 million	Toxocariasis	1.3–2.8 million
Hookworm infection	39.3 million	Giardiasis	2.0–2.5 million
Trichuriasis	29.1 million	Trichomoniasis	880,000 (African-American women)
Trachoma	27 million	Chagas disease	3,000 to >1 million
Paragonomiasis	13.8 million	Cryptosporidiosis	300,000
Clonorchiasis	12.5 million	Dengue	110,000–220,000 new infections annually
Schistosomiasis	0.7 million	Cysticercosis	41,400–169,000
Taeniasis	0.5 million	Strongyloidiasis	68,000–100,000