Though pinworm infestation has been prevalent since the early years of laboratory animal medicine, the genomes of these parasites have not yet been sequenced. The authors used high-fidelity polymerase ...

Although current data on their prevalence are not available, pinworms (Syphacia muris, Syphacia obvelata and Aspiculuris tetraptera) are among the parasites most commonly encountered in laboratory ...

A person infected with pinworm is often asymptomatic, but itching around the anal area is a common symptom. Symptoms often attributed to pinworm infection are as follows: Diagnosis of pinworm can be ...