1.High Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis Infection among Schoolchildren in Three Townships around Yangon, Myanmar.
Jong Yil CHAI ; Seung Koo YANG ; Jae Won KIM ; Soo Lyoen CHOI ; Gyu Young SONG ; Bong Kwang JUNG ; Min Jae KIM ; Jaeeun CHO ; Deok Gyu KIM ; Woon Mok SOHN ; Hoo Gn JEOUNG ; Seon CHO ; Jong Bok PARK ; Sooji HONG ; Thi Thi HTOON ; Htay Htay TIN
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2015;53(6):771-775
In order to determine the status of Enterobius vermicularis infection among schoolchildren in suburban areas of Myanmar, 761 primary schoolchildren in 3 different townships around Yangon City were subjected to a survey using cello-tape anal swabs. The subjected schoolchildren were 383 boys and 378 girls who were 5-7 years of age. Only 1 anal swab was obtained from each child. The overall egg positive rate of E. vermicularis was 47.2% (359 positives), and sex difference was not remarkable (48.6% in boys and 45.8% in girls). However, the positive rate was the highest in South Dagon (54.6%) followed by Hlaing Thayar (43.8%) and North Dagon (34.8%). This difference was highly correlated with the living standards of the people in each township. Nucleotide sequence of the 5S rDNA from the eggs on the cello-tape (2 children) revealed 99.7% identity with that of E. vermicularis reported in GenBank. The results indicated that E. vermicularis infection is highly prevalent among primary schoolchildren around Yangon, Myanmar.
Animals
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Enterobiasis/diagnosis/*epidemiology/*parasitology
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Enterobius/genetics/*isolation & purification
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Myanmar/epidemiology
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Parasite Egg Count
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Prevalence
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Students/statistics & numerical data
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