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Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea  

Kang Seok-Ha (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Jeon Hyeong-Kyu (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Eom Keeseon-S. (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Park Joong-Ki (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.44, no.3, 2006 , pp. 247-249 More about this Journal
Abstract
In an attempt to determine the prevalence of pinworm infection, the egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis was examined using the adhesive cello-tape anal swab method in 1,512 preschool children sampled from a total of 20 kindergartens in Cheongju city, in November to December of 2004 (951 children from 13 kindergartens) and September to October of 2005 (561 from 7 kindergartens). The overall egg positive rate was found to be 7.9% (119/1,512); 9.3% (73/784) for boys and 6.3% (46/728) for girls, respectively. The 5-year age group evidenced the highest egg positive rate (10.9%, 47/430) among the examined age groups. As compared to those reported from previous works (ranged from 9.2 to 26.1 %), the prevalence of E. vermicularis in the Cheongju city area is relatively low.
Keywords
Enterobius vermicularis; egg positive rate; preschool children; prevalence; Cheongju;
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