A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted just how rampant foodborne parasites are, estimating that around 171 million illnesses worldwide were attributable to foodborne transmission of invasive parasites in 2021 alone. Although the impact of these diseases has slightly declined in many parts of the world, many are on the rise and don’t get nearly the same kind of attention that cyclosporiasis has been getting.

“Foodborne parasitic diseases are still causing serious problems for people around the world,” said study author Christine Budke, a professor at Texas A&M University who contributed to the WHO global estimates, in a statement. “We can’t afford to forget about them.”