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

Abstract

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.

Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis Infection among Preschool Children in Kindergartens of Taipei City, Taiwan in 2008

“…In the present study, the E. vermicularis infection rate was found to be higher among boys (0.67%, 17/2,537) than in girls (0.55%, 10/1,812), but the difference was not significant ( 2 = 0.399, P = 0.62) ( Table 1). This finding was previously reported worldwide [11][12][13][14]. Preschool children contact each other more frequently in kindergartens and are also exposed to unsatisfactory sanitary environments [15].…”

“…Compared to other countries, our present figure was much lower than that reported in Busan City (8.9%, 13/146) [11], Chungchongnamdo (14.8%, 28/189) [12], and Cheongju City (13.4%, 75/561) [13], Korea, and also in southeastern Estonia (24.4%, 233/954) [14]. In the present study, the E. vermicularis infection rate was found to be higher among boys (0.67%, 17/2,537) than in girls (0.55%, 10/1,812), but the difference was not significant ( 2 = 0.399, P = 0.62) ( Table 1).…”

A survey of Enterobius vermicularis infection among children on western and southern coastal islands of the Republic of Korea

“…18.5%) of E. vermicularis infection among children attending kindergartens and primary schools on the western and southern islands of the Republic of Korea. This prevalence is higher than those reported by other workers (7.8-17.5%) since 1991 in the Republic of Korea (Kim et al, 1991;Yang et al, 1997;Lee et al, 2000;Yoon et al, 2000, and is remarkably higher than the national fig It is of note that the detection of E. vermicularis eggs from the peri-anal region means the termination of parasitism by the adult worms that produced these eggs (Akagi, 1973;Cho and Kang, 1975), and that such a finding does not necessarily mean that further worms are present in the intestine. Nevertheless, egg detection from the perianal region is significant, because egg positivity indicates a high probability of infection in the intestine (Cho and Kang, 1975).…”

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

“…Although a nationwide survey of intestinal parasites showed that the overall E. vermicularis egg positive rate of the Korean population was 0.6%, and that the highest infection rate was found among children in the age range of 5 to 9 years (Ministry of Health and Welfare and Korea Association of Health, 2004). Compared to those reported in previous studies (Yang et al, 1997;Lee et al, 2000;Yoon et al, 2000;Kim et al, 2001;Lee et al, 2001;Kim et al, 2003;Song et al, 2003), which ranged from 9.2 to 26.1%, the total egg positive rate of 248 Korean J. Parasitol. Vol.…”