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Enterobius vermicularis Infection among Preschool Children: A 12-Year (2008-2019) Survey in Large Cities and Provinces of the Republic of Korea
- Source :
- The Korean Journal of Parasitology
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Korean Society for Parasitology, 2021.
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Abstract
- A 12-year nationwide survey (2008-2019) was performed to investigate the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in Seoul, 4 large cites (Busan, Incheon, Daegu, and Ulsan), and 9 provinces (grouped into 5 localities) in the Republic of Korea (=Korea). The survey was carried out once a year by 16 regional offices of the Korea Association of Health Promotion. The cello-tape perianal swab method (1 smear per child) was applied to detect eggs of E. vermicularis and other helminths. According to the results, the egg positive rate of E. vermicularis infection in 2008-2009 was 1.8-2.0%, but it decreased gradually to 0.6% in 2019 (P
- Subjects :
- Male
preschool children
Child age
prevalence
Brief Communication
Nationwide survey
Enterobius vermicularis
Republic of Korea
Animals
Humans
Medicine
Helminths
Enterobius
Cities
Korea
business.industry
Perianal swab
Enterobiasis
Infectious Diseases
Health promotion
Child, Preschool
Female
Parasitology
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17380006 and 00234001
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Korean Journal of Parasitology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....39e8bd9bb7db05d60d21a17dc0ba83b0