Table 1.
List of Infections Considered Within This Chapter Drawn From the WHO R&D Blueprint Diseases (A) and the WHO NTD List (B), Together With Their Poikilothermic (Climate Sensitive) Stages and/or Vectors and/or Zoonotic Hosts
| A. WHO Priority Diseases | Vectors | Zoonotic or Intermediate Hosts | Poikilothermic Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arenaviral haemorrhagic fevers (including Lassa fever) | — | Mastomys spp. | Mastomys urine, faeces |
| Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) | Ioxid ticks | — | — |
| Filoviral diseases (including Ebola and Marburg) | — | Diverse taxa including bats and apes | — |
| Corona viruses (MERS-CoV and SARS) | — | Bats and palm civets | Bat excreta and aerosolised virus |
| Nipah and related henipaviral diseases | — | Fruit bats | Bat excreta |
| Rift Valley fever (RVF) | Various mosquitoes including Anopheles and Culex | — | — |
| Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) | Ioxid ticks | — | — |
| Zika | Aedes | — | — |
| B. WHO NTD List | Vectors | Zoonotic or Intermediate Hosts | Poikilothermic Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buruli ulcer | Naucoridae | Fish and shellfish | Unknown |
| Chagas disease | Triatominae | Dogs and other mammals | — |
| Dengue | Aedes | ||
| Echinococcosis | — | Canidae, farmed mammals | Eggs in soil |
| African trypanosomiasis | Glossina | — | — |
| Leishmaniasis | Phlebotominae | Dogs | |
| Leprosy | — | — | Bacterium in water |
| Lymphatic filariasis | Anopheles and Culex | — | — |
| Onchocerciasis | Simulium | — | — |
| Rabies | — | Dogs and bats | — |
| Schistosomiasis | — | Water snails | Miracidia and cercaria |
| Soil-transmitted helminthiasis | — | — | Eggs in soil |
| Guinea worm | Copepods | Larvae | |
| Cysticercosis | — | Swine | Eggs in soil |
| Trachoma | Musca | — | — |
| Fascioliasis | Freshwater snails | Eggs, miracidia and cercariae | |
| Paragonimus | Crustaceans | Eggs, miracidia and (meta)cercariae | |
| Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis | Freshwater snails, fish and crustaceans | Eggs, miracidia and (meta)cercariae |