PARASITIC CONTAMINATION OF TWO COMMONLY CONSUMED LEAFY VEGETABLES IN EL-KHARGA OASIS, UPPER EGYPT, AND EVALUATION OF HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG THE VENDORS | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 51, Issue 2, August 2021, Page 289-296 PDF (936.44 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193305 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| SARA S. ABDEL-HAKEEM1; MERVAT M. KHALIFA2; WAFAA A. MOHAMMAD3 | ||||
| 1Department of Zoology, Parasitology Lab., Faculty of Science, Assiut University | ||||
| 2Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University | ||||
| 3Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Foodborne parasitic diseases cause human morbidity and mortality especially in the low- & middle- income countries. This study identified the parasitic contaminated Eruca sativa & Raphanus sativus cultivated in El-Kharga Oasis, Upper Egypt, as to seasonal variation and the vendors hygiene practices. A total of 270 samples of the two vegetables were purchased from public markets. Parasitic contamination was evaluated by sedimentation and flotation techniques with modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain. The results showed that 219(81%) samples were contaminated with 13 different parasites. Ascaris lumbricoides 123(25.5%) and Cryptosporidium parvum (14.9%) were the commonest ones and the highest contamination rate was in autumn (87%) for E. sativa and in winter (87%) for R. sativus. The contamination level was significant with the gender and washing practices of vendors. The current data gave evidence of the seasonal dynamics of acquiring parasitic infection due to consumption of raw vegetables, interaction, and its relevance with vendor's hygiene. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| El-Kharga Oasis; Food-borne parasites; Vendors; Health hygiene | ||||
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