High Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis Infection among Schoolchildren in Three Townships around Yangon, Myanmar

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 g...

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Published inKorean journal of parasitology Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 771 - 775
Main Authors Chai, Jong-Yil, Yang, Seung Koo, Kim, Jae Won, Choi, Soo-Lyoen, Song, Gyu-Young, Jung, Bong-Kwang, Kim, Min-Jae, Cho, Jaeeun, Kim, Deok-Gyu, Sohn, Woon-Mok, Jeoung, Hoo-Gn, Cho, Seon, Park, Jong-Bok, Hong, Sooji, Htoon, Thi Thi, Tin, Htay Htay
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2015
Subjects
schoolchildren
Myanmar
enterobiasis
Enterobius vermicularis
high prevalence
anal swab
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201507559762860
ISSN:0023-4001
1738-0006