Korean J Parasitol.  2000 Sep;38(3):177-178. 10.3347/kjp.2000.38.3.177.

Enterobius vermicularis egg positive rate in a primary school in Chungchongnam-do (province) in Korea

• Lee KJ
• Lee IY
• Im K

• KMID: 1720321
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2000.38.3.177

Abstract

The egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis was investigated among students of a primary school and a kindergarten located in the rural area of Tangjin-gun, Chungchongnam-do in December, 1998. Of the 189 examinees, 28 (14.8%) were found to be infected with E. vermicularis by the adhesive cellotape anal swab method. The infection rates ranged from 4.2% to 26.1% among school children, and the highest rate was observed in children attending kindergarten. Three months after treatment with albendazole, four (14.3%) out of 28 infected children still remained infected with E. vermicularis. Through this survey, we were able to determine that E. vermicularis infection is still prevalent among children in rural areas of Korea.

MeSH Terms

Albendazole/therapeutic use
Animal
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Enterobiasis/parasitology
Enterobiasis/epidemiology*
Enterobiasis/drug therapy
Enterobius/isolation & purification*
Human
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/parasitology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/epidemiology*
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/drug therapy
Korea/epidemiology
Parasite Egg Count*
Prevalence
Schools
Time Factors