Enterobiasis epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Overview
Enterobiasis is particularly common in children. Annually, around 200 million people are infected worldwide. The pinworm is the most common helminth (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Enterobiasis is more common in families with school-aged children, in primary caregivers of infected children, and in institutionalized children.
Prevalance
The people most likely to be infected with pinworm are children under 18. In these groups, the prevalence can reach 50%. The prevalence in this age group has been reported to be as high as 61,000 in India, 50,000 in England, 39,000 in Thailand, 37,000 in Sweden, and 29,000 in Denmark per 100,000 population. [1]
Incidence
It is estimated that over 200 million people around the globe and 20 million in USA are infected with pinworm anually. It is more common in the temperate regions and relatively rare in the tropics.[2][3]
Age
School-age children are most commonly infected with Enterobiasis.[4]
Gender
There is no gender predilection for enterobiasis.
Race
There is no racial predilection for enterobiasis.
Developed Countries
It is the most common helminth (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe.
Developing Countries
Enterobiasis has a worldwide distribution.
References
References
- ↑ Rudolph’s Pediatrics – 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment – 45th Ed. 2006
- ↑ Rudolph’s Pediatrics – 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment – 45th Ed. 2006
- ↑ “CDC – DPDx – Enterobiasis”.
- ↑ Caldwell JP (1982). “Pinworms (enterobius vermicularis)”. Can Fam Physician. 28: 306–9. PMC 2306321. PMID 21286054.
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