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Table 1 Abundance and prevalence of parasites associated with specific vegetables and study sites

From: A comparative survey of the prevalence of human parasites found in fresh vegetables sold in supermarkets and open-aired markets in Accra, Ghana

  

Protozoa

Helminths

   
 

Vegetable

Isospora beli

Cyclospora cayentanesis oocyst

Entamoeba coli cyst

Girdia lamblia

Entamoeba histolytica

Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst

Strongyloides stercoralis

Faciolopsis buski

Tricuris trihiuia ova

Hookworm ova

Enterobius vermicularis ova

Total

Prevalence (%)

95% CI (%)

Cabbage

0

5

5

5

11

18

34

0

4

8

0

90

54

46 - 61

Green pepper

0

3

4

3

0

12

20

0

1

10

2

55

33

26 - 40

Carrot

0

3

0

4

4

6

21

0

2

4

3

47

28

22 - 35

Onion

0

3

2

3

2

9

35

0

0

15

1

70

42

34 - 49

Tomato

1

3

2

2

4

4

9

1

1

4

0

31

18

13 - 25

Lettuce

0

3

4

5

6

18

52

0

1

12

1

102

61

53 - 68

 

Market

              

OA Market

A

1

4

8

14

22

24

60

0

9

13

0

155

39

35 - 44

B

0

10

9

8

0

20

40

0

0

24

6

117

30

25 - 34

C

0

5

0

0

5

17

59

0

0

11

0

97

25

21 - 29

S’rmarket

X

0

0

0

0

0

2

4

1

0

0

1

8

2

1 - 4

Y

0

1

0

0

0

3

4

0

0

2

0

10

3

1 - 5

X

0

0

0

0

0

1

4

0

0

3

0

8

2

1 - 4

 

Total

1

20

17

22

27

67

171

1

9

53

7

395

  
 

Prevalence (%)

0.3

5

4

6

7

17

43

0.3

2

13

2

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