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Tropical diseases

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Tropical diseases encompass all diseases that occur solely, or principally, in the tropics. In practice, the term is often taken to refer to infectious diseases that thrive in hot, humid conditions, such as malaria, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis, and dengue.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Fact sheets on tropical diseases

Q&As on tropical diseases

MULTIMEDIA

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10 facts on neglected tropical diseases

Features on infectious diseases

RELATED TOPICS

- Neglected tropical diseases
- Research areas - TDR
- Infectious diseases
- Malaria
- WHO Pesticides Evaluation Scheme: "WHOPES"

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)

Tropical Diseases, Special Programme for Research and Training (TDR)

PUBLICATIONS

Publications: Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Publications: Tropical Diseases, Special Programme for Research and Training (TDR)

STATISTICS

Global Health Atlas database


WHO PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES

Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)

Tropical Diseases, Special Programme for Research and Training (TDR)

PARTNERS

Partnerships on neglected tropical diseases

TROPICAL DISEASES IN WHO REGIONS

African Region
Region of the Americas–PAHO
South-East Asia Region
European Region
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Western Pacific Region


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