title: High Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis Infection among Schoolchildren in Three Townships around Yangon, Myanmar.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Yil
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Koo
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Lyoen
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyu-Young
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Bong-Kwang
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Jae
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaeeun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Deok-Gyu
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: Woon-Mok
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07653, Korea.
authors.forename: Hoo-Gn
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Jeoung
authors.affiliation: Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07653, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07653, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Bok
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07653, Korea.
authors.forename: Sooji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: National Health Laboratory, Yangon 11191, Myanmar.
authors.forename: Thi Thi
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Htoon
authors.affiliation: National Health Laboratory, Yangon 11191, Myanmar.
authors.forename: Htay Htay
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004757:Enterobius / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002052:Myanmar / Q000453:epidemiology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D015995:Prevalence; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Enterobius vermicularis; Myanmar; anal swab; enterobiasis; high prevalence; schoolchildren