Authors

• Emad Ahmadiara ¹
• Bahador Hajimohammadi ²

¹ PhD of Parasitology, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Research Center for Food Hygiene and Safety, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Abstract

One of the most important threats to global public health, especially in developing countries is parasitic infections. These infections are very common in children and young people especially those who kept in kindergarten and primary schools. Because of the high population density and sometimes by the lack of adequate hygiene, these places are prone to parasitic infections. Infestation causes by ectoparasites like pediculosis, water-borne protozoan infections like giardiasis and the last but not less important, helminth infection like as Oxyuris are a permanent threat for children in this places.

Keywords

• Children
• Education
• Iran
• Parasitic Infections
• Primary Schools