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Enterobius

Known as: Pinworm, Threadworm, Pinworms 
A genus of parasitic nematode pinworms in the family Oxyuridae. Pinworms spread through animal-to-animal transmission, by ingestion of infectious… 
National Institutes of Health

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AspiculariasisEnterobius vermicularis
EnterobiasisMicrobiologicalOxyuriasisOxyuris

Broader (1)

Phylum Nematoda

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2013
2013
Association between health examination items and body mass index among school children in Hualien, Taiwan
BackgroundTo assess the prevalence of obesity and major physical examination items including dental caries, myopia, pinworm… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Why Museums Matter: A Tale of Pinworms (Oxyuroidea: Heteroxynematidae) Among Pikas (Ochotona princeps and O. collaris) in the American West
Abstract Permanent and well-supported museum or natural history collections provide a solid foundation for the process of… 
2007
2007
Molecular phylogeny of the pinworms of mice, rats and rabbits, and its use to develop molecular beacon assays for the detection of pinworms in mice
Though pinworm infestation has been prevalent since the early years of laboratory animal medicine, the genomes of these parasites… 
2006
2006
Efficacy and safety of topical selamectin to eradicate pinworm (Syphacia spp.) infections in rats (Rattus norvegicus) and mice (Mus musculus).
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of topical selamectin, a novel avermectin, in eliminating naturally acquired Syphacia muris… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The role of parasite fecundity and longevity in the success of Trichostrongylus tenuis in low density red grouse populations
Summary The prevalence of the caecal threadworm Trichostrongylus tenuis in red grouse in the north of Scotland was high despite… 
1983
1983
The pervalence of caecal threadworms (Trichostrongylus tenuis) in red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus)
SummaryNinety percent of wild red grouse examined carried threadworms in their intenstinal caeca. Old birds had 30 times as many… 
1977
1977
Effects of Aspiculuris tetraptera dn Syphacia obvelata on exploratory behavior of an inbred mouse strain.
Sixty C57BL/6 male mice were treated with an anthelmintic for 2 weeks to free them of pinworms. They were then divided into six… 
1974
1974
Ascariasis: a family disease.
1973
1973
Smoking tables for carbon monoxide?
1953
1953
Piperazine in the Treatment of Threadworms in Children
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