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

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To determine the status of Enterobius vermicularisern coastal islands of the Republic of Korea, children (3-10 years) in 39 kindergartens and primary schools wereexamined using the cello-tape anal swab method, during July and August 2000. Of 1,661 children examined, 307(18.5%) were found to be positive for E. vermiculariseggs. The highest infection rate (59.3%) was found in a kinder-egg positive rates were observed in different localities. The egg positive rate for boys (21.3%) was significantly higherthan that of girls (15.4%) (P = 0.02). However, positive rates were not significantly dependent on age. The results ofthe present study show that E. vermicularisinfection is highly prevalent among pre-school and primary school chil-control this infection.

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