From: Parasitic contamination of fresh vegetables sold at central markets in Khartoum state, Sudan
Vegetables | E. coli cyst | E. spp. cyst | G. lamblia cyst | A. lumbricoides ova | S. stercoralis ova | Hookworms egg | T. trichiura ova | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomatoes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/36 |
Cucumber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 |
Armenian cucumber | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/16 |
Green pepper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/25 |
Cayenne pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 |
Radish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/24 |
Beet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/19 |
Watercress | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7/23 |
Lettuce | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/11 |
Green onion | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/36 |
Carrot | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5/50 |
Total | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35/260 |