Hong Sung-Hee, Lee Sang-Eun, Jeong Young-Il, Lee Won-Ja, Cho Shin-Hyeong
Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong 363-951, Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2011 Dec;49(4):441-3. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.4.441. Epub 2011 Dec 16.
This survey was performed to investigate and compare egg positive rates (EPRs) of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in 3 Korean localities (Chuncheon-si, Inje-gun, and Paju-si) in 2008. A total of 7,048 preschool children were examined. Overall, the total EPR was 4.0%; the EPR was the highest in Chuncheon-si (5.6%), followed by Inje-gun (4.5%) and Paju-si (3.4%). The EPR of boys (4.9%) was higher than that of girls (3.1%). The EPR significantly increased with age, with the highest observed in 5~7-year-olds. These findings demonstrate that E. vermicularis infection is widely prevalent among preschool children in Chuncheon-si, Inje-gun, and Paju-si, Republic of Korea.
本次调查旨在研究并比较2008年韩国3个地区（春川市、麟蹄郡和坡州市）学龄前儿童的蠕形住肠线虫虫卵阳性率（EPRs）。共检查了7048名学龄前儿童。总体而言，总EPR为4.0%；春川市的EPR最高（5.6%），其次是麟蹄郡（4.5%）和坡州市（3.4%）。男孩的EPR（4.9%）高于女孩（3.1%）。EPR随年龄显著增加，在5至7岁儿童中观察到的EPR最高。这些结果表明，韩国春川市、麟蹄郡和坡州市的学龄前儿童中蠕形住肠线虫感染广泛流行。
