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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
Historical Perspective
Enterobius vermicularis
The earliest known instance of Enterobius vermicularis is evidenced by pinworm eggs found in coprolite, carbon dated to 7837 BC at western Utah.[1]
Enterobius gregorii
In 1983 Jean-Pierre Hugot declared his isolation of a new human parasite. While examining oxyuridae of Malagasy Lemurs and in Old World monkeys, he concluded that what had been previously assumed to be a single species of parasite was in fact couples of sister-species. Two types of spicules were described, Enterobius vermicularis (L., 1758) having the larger spicule (100 to 122 micrometers), and Enterobius gregorii had the shorter spicule (70 to 80 micrometers).[2]
This fine distinction is only of minor importance to all but the most statistically-minded researcher, however. For all practical purposes, the morphology, life cycle, clinical presentation, and treatment of Enterobius gregorii is identical to Enterobius vermicularis.
References
- ↑ Fry GF, Moore JG (1969). "Enterobius vermicularis: 10,000-year-old human infection". Science. 166 (3913): 1620. PMID 4900959.
- ↑ Hasegawa H, Takao Y, Nakao M, Fukuma T, Tsuruta O, Ide K (1998). "Is Enterobius gregorii Hugot, 1983 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) a distinct species?". J. Parasitol. 84 (1): 131–4. PMID 9488350.