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

2006; Korean Society for Parasitology; Volume: 44; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.247

1738-0006

Seokha Kang, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Keeseon S. Eom, Joong‐Ki Park,

Parasites and Host Interactions

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. Key words: Enterobius vermicularis, egg positive rate, preschool children, prevalence, Cheongju