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"Yung-Kyum Ahn"

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Enterobius vermicularis egg positive rates in primary school children in Gangwon-do (Province), Korea: Kyu-Jae Lee, Yung-Kyum Ahn, Yong-Suk Ryang; Korean J Parasitol 2001;39(4):327-328.
Published online December 31, 2001; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2001.39.4.327

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A survey of the infection rate of Enterobius vermicularis among students in 4 primary schools located in Gangwon-do (Province) was done from May to June 2001. Among the 398 examinees, 39 (9.8%) were infected with E. vermicularis demonstrated by the adhesive cellotape anal swab method. The infection rates ranged from 8.3% to 11.8% among the four schools. The infection rate of males and females was 10.7% and 7,7% respectively. The first grade students showed the highest infection rate, 28.7%. The confirmed cases were treated with albendazole three times at an interval of 15 days. We were able to confirm that E. vermicularis infection is still prevalent among students in Gangwon-do, Korea.

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A small-scale survey of intestinal parasite infections among children and adolescents in Legaspi city, the Philippines: Kyu-Jae Lee, Yung-Kyum Ahn, Tai-Soon Yong; Korean J Parasitol 2000;38(3):183-185.
Published online September 30, 2000; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2000.38.3.183

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To determine the status of infection caused by intestinal parasites among children and adolescents living in Legaspi city, the Philippines, we performed a small survey by fecal examination for helminth ova and protozoan cysts with formalin-ether concentration method. Of the 64 examinees, the infection rate was 78.1%. The infection rates of primary school children, preschool children and adolescents were 95.5%, 64.7% and 87.5%, respectively. The infection rate in urban areas was 56%, and 92.3% in rural areas. The infection rates were 51% with Trichuris trichiura, 40% with Ascaris lumbricoides, 23.4% with hookworm, 15.6% with Iodamoeba butschlii, 14.1% with Endolimax nana, 9.4% with Entamoeba coli and 7.8% with Giardia lamblia. There were 33 cases with multiple infection (51.6%). Mixed infection with more than 3 parasites was observed in 15 cases, all of them being children and adolescents living in rural areas. By this survey, it was conjectured that helminthic infection is prevalent among children and adolescents in Legaspi, Philippines.

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