New Host for the Pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis by Experimental Infection

Abstract

This study proved, for the first time, the infection of the mouse, Mus musculus with the pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis of human origin experimentally. The pinworm matured in the mice that founded in the house, in time ranged from 33-35 days. The eggs that yielded from this infection, infects new other mice and matured in the same time above. Hence, the mice that found in the houses has a susceptibility to infection with the pinworm of human origin, and may play a role in perpetuating the infection with pinworm in human population, from cryptic end, especially those in which pinworms and the mice are common.