Enterobius vermicularis infection is well controlled among preschool children in nurseries of Taipei City, Taiwan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Whether Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infections among preschool children in Taipei City had truly declined was investigated. METHODS: A total of 6,661 preschool children from 28 nurseries were randomly selected from 4 major geographic districts in Taipei City to examine the status of pinworm infection by using adhesive thin cellophane tape swab method. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of pinworm infection was 0.5% (30/6,661). Boys (0.6%; 21/3,524) had higher prevalence than girls (0.3%; 9/3,137) (p=0.06). Southern district (0.6%; 10/1,789) showed insignificantly higher prevalence than Western district (0.2%; 1/606) (p=0.22). CONCLUSIONS: Pinworm screening program remains necessary for some parts of Taipei City.

High Prevalence of <i>Enterobius vermicularis</i> Infection among Schoolchildren in Three Townships around Yangon, Myanmar

“…Especially, no studies have been performed on the prevalence of E. vermicularis infection in Myanmar. In the present study, the egg positive rate (47.2%) of E. vermicularis was much higher than that reported in other countries; 6.0% [ 2 ], 10.5% [ 8 ], or 18.5% [ 3 ] in South Korea, 0.5% in Taiwan [ 10 ], and 12.1% in Turkey [ 11 ]. However, in a recent report from China, the egg positive rate of children in Guangdong area was as high as 54.9% [ 4 ], slightly higher than that observed in Myanmar in the present study.…”

Estudio transversal de las parasitosis intestinales en poblaciones infantiles de Argentina

“…Afecta principalmente a niños y niñas en edad escolar que aún no incorporaron hábitos higiénicos adecuados y en los que es frecuente la onicofagia y el deficiente lavado de las uñas y las manos, lo que favorece su transmisión. El hacinamiento y el compartir camas y ropa constituyen otros factores que predisponen a esta infestación (40, 41). …”

Relationship of Soil-transmitted Helminth and <i>Enterobius vermicularis</i> Infection with Anemic in Students in Aceh Besar

“…Bad personal hygiene and sanitation such as rarely changing bedsheets, sleeping in groups, exchanging clothes, and the frequency of changing underwear also speeds up the transmission of enterobiasis. 12 Also, the lack of children's knowledge on the transmission and prevention of helminthiasis causes enterobiasis infection. Enterobiasis can occur through 3 paths, which are from hand to mouth (autoinfection), by breathing air contaminated with E. vermicularis eggs infectious, and transmission by retroinfection which is the transmission that occurs in the patient.…”

“…This worm also causes children to become lazy and often sleepy because they cannot sleep well at night. 12…”

“…Children aged 5-11 years more often experience E. vermicularis worms because of the lack of personal hygiene compared to adults who are more able to maintain cleanliness. 12 In Indonesia, the prevalence of children with helminthiasis in 2008 is around 24.1%. Distribution of the prevalence of helminthiasis caused by ascariasis was 14.5%, trichuriasis was 13.9%, and ancylostomiasis was 3.60%.…”