Other than human, " Enterobius vermicularis " were reported from bonnet macaque.
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The cause of a pinworm infection is the worm " Enterobius vermicularis ".
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Thus, " Toxoplasma " ( Protista ) infects numerous vertebrates including humans, " Enterobius vermicularis " infects only humans.
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The pinworm ( genus " Enterobius " ) is a type of roundworm ( nematode ), and three species of pinworm have been identified with certainty.
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In the UK and Australia, however, the term " threadworm " can also refer to nematodes of the genus " Enterobius ", otherwise known as pinworms.
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Ingestion of helminth ( worm ) " Enterobius vermicularis " ( pinworm, or threadworm ) eggs leads to enterobiasis, indicative of severe itching around the anus from migration of gravid females from the bowel.
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Humans are the only natural host of " Enterobius vermicularis " . " Enterobius gregorii ", another human species is morphologically indistinguishable from " Enterobius vermicularis " except the spicule size.
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Humans are the only natural host of " Enterobius vermicularis " . " Enterobius gregorii ", another human species is morphologically indistinguishable from " Enterobius vermicularis " except the spicule size.
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Humans are the only natural host of " Enterobius vermicularis " . " Enterobius gregorii ", another human species is morphologically indistinguishable from " Enterobius vermicularis " except the spicule size.
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Other species seen in primates include " Enterobius buckleyi " in Orangutan and " Enterobius anthropopitheci " in chimpanzee . " Enterobius vermicularis " is common in human children and transmitted via the faecal-oral route.