Enterobiasis in Italy today: a Primary School’s experience
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Mar 31, 2008
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cellophane-tape test, Enterobiasis, Enterobius vermicularis, epidemiology, screening
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Crotti, D. (2008). Enterobiasis in Italy today: a Primary School’s experience. Microbiologia Medica, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2008.2600
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In the context of an educational project concerning personal hygiene at school, an epidemiological investigation regarding circulation of Enterobius vermicularis was performed in a primary school in Perugia (Italy).A cellophane tape test was carried out among 97 pupils of 120 attending at the school (80.8%). Cellophane tape and specific explanations were previously provided to pupils and their parents.Thirteen pupils (13.4%) were positive for the presence of oxyurs’ eggs, 12.2% among males (6/49) and 14.6% among females (7/49).This nematode was absent only in 1 out of 6 classes; in the remaining 5 positivity rates ranged between 5.3% and 25.0%. Investigation methodology and operating perspectives in connection with study results are shown and the importance of a continuous surveillance is emphasized in order to remind that enterobiasis has never disappeared.
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