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Acute pin worm appendicitis: An on-table surprise?: Acute pin worm appendicitis

Clinical Infection in Practice
Enterobius vermicularis, thread worm or pinworm is the most common parasite infection in developed as well as developing countries. Enterobius vermicularis appendicitis is rare manifestation and rarely diagnosed preoperatively, but however, this worm is ...
Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole
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Declining Trends in Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections Among Nepalese School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis (2004–2022)

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
This meta‐analysis of 25 studies (17,628 children) shows a substantial decline in gastrointestinal parasitic infections in Nepal from 43.4% to 24.2% between 2004 and 2022. Helminths (20.0%) remained more common than protozoa (9.9%), with slightly higher prevalence in urban (29.0%) than rural areas (27.9%). ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal parasitic
Jitendra Gautam, Niten Bharati, Shristi Bhandari, Darwin Niroula, Anisha K. C., Pitambar Dhakal, Kishor Pandey, Oskar Nowak, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli   +8 more
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Parasitismo intestinal en niños que asisten a un círculo infantil del municipio de Puerto Padre

Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2014
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal, para determinar la incidencia del parasitismo intestinal en niños que asisten al círculo infantil “Flores de la Vida” del municipio de Puerto Padre, en el período comprendido entre el primero de septiembre
Keilan Diéguez Leiva
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The Levels of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) in the Serum of Enterobius Vermicularis Positive Patients

Medicine Science, 2014
It has been reported that the parasites can make the free oxygen radicals such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide and they contain enzymes which produce them. The cytokines play role in the regulation of immune response in living beings.
Ulku Karaman, Tugba Kiran, Cemil Colak
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A Small‐Scale Survey of Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Among Health Science Students in Lalitpur, Nepal

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background and Aims Enterobius vermicularis is a nematode worm that causes enterobiasis. It mainly affects children in developing countries, such as Nepal. Therefore, understanding and monitoring the incidence of this worm infection are essential, as it directly affects children’s health outcomes.
Roshan Babu Adhikari, Diksha Ghimire, Hannah Wesley   +2 more
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Factores asociados al parasitismo intestinal en círculos infantiles del municipio Matanzas. Segundo semestre, 2008 Factors associated to intestinal parasitism in day care centres of the municipality of Matanzas. Second semester, 2008

Revista Médica Electrónica, 2011
Se realizó un estudio observacional analítico de corte transversal a niños que asisten a círculos infantiles, del municipio Matanzas, en el segundo semestre de 2008, para identificar factores asociados al parasitismo intestinal.
Silvia Isabel Domínguez León, Roberto Cañete Villafranca, Amancio Martínez Morejón, Magalys González Enríquez, Zenaida Fuentes Gutiérrez   +4 more
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Schoolchildren at Mikara Primary School, Northwest Ethiopia

BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are major public health problems with a wide global distribution and are associated with significant diseases and death, especially in preschool‐aged and school‐aged children. This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of IPIs and at identifying related risk factors among schoolchildren enrolled at Mikara ...
Gebre Ayanaw Alula, Yideg Abinew, Hannah Wesley   +2 more
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Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis Infection Among School-Aged Children in Babylon Province

International Journal of Medical Sciences and Academic Research
Background: Pinworm or threadworm is another name for Enterobius vermicularis., is one of the most common intestinal nematodes worldwide and infects around a billion individuals regardless of socioeconomic status, especially children.
Samara A Ouda Al-Salihi
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DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A METHOD FOR GENETIC DETECTION OF ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS IN SAMPLES OF PATIENTS WITH ENTEROBIАSIS [PDF]

Journal of IMAB
Purpose. The routine diagnosis of enterobiasis consists of a microscopic examination of perianal imprints on a transparent scotch tape for the presence of parasitic eggs. However, this method has low sensitivity when the number of eggs is small.
Eleonora Kaneva, Nina Tsvetkova, Desislava Velcheva, Rumen Harizanov, lskren Kaftandjiev, Raina Borisova, Mihaela Videnova, Aleksandra lvanova, Ivailo Alexiev, Reneta Dimitrova, Maria Pavlova   +10 more
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Copromicroscopic Diagnosis and Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Humans and Nonhuman Primates That Share an Ecosystem in the State of Veracruz, Mexico

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The expansion of human populations and their associated land use practices are contributing to the fragmentation of forest ecosystems, thereby impacting the habitats of wildlife, including nonhuman primates (NHPs). This increased proximity between humans and NHP, which share an ecosystem, creates opportunities for the transmission of gastrointestinal ...
María Fernanda López-Flores, Aracely López-Monteon, Angel Ramos-Ligonio, Jesús Torres-Montero, Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa, Jaime Morales-Romero, Francisco García-Orduña, N. Sofia Huerta-Pacheco, Rael Martín Palestino-Sánchez, María de Jesús Rovirosa-Hernández, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +10 more
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