Low prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis in children of “Centros infantiles del Buen Vivir” Canton Jipijapa, Ecuador

Enterobius vermicularis, is a helminth that mainly affects children. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of E. vermicularis in 70 preschoolers in Jipijapa, Ecuador. A single child was identified with the helminth; this can be attributed to the Albendazole treatment that school...

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Main Authors: Anita Maria Murillo Zavala, Zulbey C Rivero de Rodríguez, Roberto Ponce Pincay
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2020
Subjects:
enterobius vermicularis
albendazol
ecuador
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3969558
https://doaj.org/article/622fc0e96dd0433ba3a77d45f4891198
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Summary:Enterobius vermicularis, is a helminth that mainly affects children. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of E. vermicularis in 70 preschoolers in Jipijapa, Ecuador. A single child was identified with the helminth; this can be attributed to the Albendazole treatment that school children receive regularly in the country

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