Kasmera (Aug 2020)

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

  • Anita Maria Murillo Zavala,
  • Zulbey C Rivero de Rodríguez,
  • Roberto Ponce Pincay

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3969558
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48, no. 2
pp. e48231376 – e48231376

Abstract

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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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