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Major infectious diseases In 19 editions of 36.
Major infectious diseases was published in 19 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2005 to 2023. The 2006 edition carries it in 58 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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Africa
46 entriesAlgeria
- degree of risk:
- intermediate
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- cutaneous leishmaniasis is a high risk in some locations (2005)
Angola
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
- hepatitis A,
- typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Benin
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria, yellow fever, and others are high risks in some locations
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Botswana
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Burkina Faso
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria is a high risk in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Burundi
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Cameroon
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Central African Republic
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Chad
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria, plague, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Cote d'Ivoire
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria, yellow fever, and others are high risks in some locations
- water contact:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Djibouti
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Equatorial Guinea
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Eritrea
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria is a high risk in some locations (2005)
Ethiopia
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and hepatitis E
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks in some locations
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis
- animal contact disease:
- rabies
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Gabon
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever,
- malaria,
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever,
- yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Ghana
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Guinea
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis
- aerosolized dust or soil contact disease:
- Lassa fever (2005)
Guinea-Bissau
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Kenya
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria is a high risk in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Liberia
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- aerosolized dust or soil contact disease:
- Lassa fever (2005)
Libya
- degree of risk:
- intermediate
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through October) (2005)
Madagascar
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Malawi
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Mali
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria is a high risk in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Mauritania
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Morocco
- degree of risk:
- intermediate
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, and hepatitis A
- vectorborne diseases:
- may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2005)
Mozambique
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Namibia
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Niger
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria is a high risk in some locations
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Nigeria
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis
- aerosolized dust or soil contact disease:
- one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever (2005)
Rwanda
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Sao Tome and Principe
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria (2005)
Senegal
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Sierra Leone
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- aerosolized dust or soil contact disease:
- Lassa fever (2005)
Somalia
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and dengue fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- animal contact disease:
- rabies (2005)
Sudan
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria,
- dengue fever,
- African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Tanzania
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria, Rift Valley fever and plague are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Togo
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis
- respiratory disease:
- meningococcal meningitis (2005)
Tunisia
- degree of risk:
- intermediate
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
- vectorborne diseases:
- may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2005)
Uganda
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Western Sahara
- degree of risk:
- intermediate
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2005)
Zambia
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Zimbabwe
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria
- water contact disease:
- schistosomiasis (2005)
Asia
4 entriesAfghanistan
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne disease:
- malaria is a high risk countrywide below 2,000 meters from March through November
- animal contact disease:
- rabies (2005)
Bangladesh
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations
- water contact disease:
- leptospirosis
- animal contact disease:
- rabies (2005)
India
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis are high risks in some locations
- animal contact disease:
- rabies (2005)
Pakistan
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever, malaria, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks depending on location
- animal contact disease:
- rabies (2005)
Oceania
1 entryPapua New Guinea
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2005)
Southeast Asia
7 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2005)
Cambodia
- degree of risk:
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis are high risks in some locations
note: at present, H5N1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds, rare cases could occur among US citizens who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2005)
Indonesia
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever, malaria, and chikungunya are high risks in some locations
note: at present, H5N1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds, rare cases could occur among US citizens who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2005)
Malaysia
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2005)
Philippines
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations
- animal contact disease:
- rabies (2005)
Thailand
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, and plague are high risks in some locations
- animal contact disease:
- rabies
- water contact disease:
- leptospirosis
note: at present, H5N1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds, rare cases could occur among US personnel who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2005)
Vietnam
- degree of risk:
- high
- food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases:
- dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, and plague are high risks in some locations
- animal contact disease:
- rabies
- water contact disease:
- leptospirosis
note: at present, H5N1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds, rare cases could occur among US personnel who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2005)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2006, “Major infectious diseases”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/major-infectious-diseases/2006.