School children were examined for the presence of Enterobius vermicularis egg by perianal swab method at 52nd and 41st primary school between September 30, 1998 and October 7, 1998 in Kyrgyzstan, 281 children examined, 80(28.5%) were found to be posit...
School children were examined for the presence of Enterobius vermicularis egg by perianal swab method at 52nd and 41st primary school between September 30, 1998 and October 7, 1998 in Kyrgyzstan, 281 children examined, 80(28.5%) were found to be positive for E. vermicularis egg. The egg positive rate of boys and girls were 41(29%) and 39(28%), respectively. Through this survey, we found that E. vericularis infection is still prevalent among children in Kyrgyzstan.