Isolation of Intestinal Parasites in Vegetables Sold in Major Markets in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

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Isolation of Intestinal Parasites in Vegetables Sold in Major Markets in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6

Abstract

Background: Vegetables in nature are very important sources of nutrients to the body, which plays a fundamental role in homeostasis. Aim: Commercially traded vegetables in the metropolitan city of Akure market were analyzed by means of sedimentation method with the view to discovering and identifying protozoan cyst and ova of helminthes of medical interest. Materials and Methods: The vegetables consisted of 15 samples of each of the varieties from the 3 different markets in Akure listed below. Arowojeja tete (Amaranthus hybridus), Gbure (Water leaf) (Talinum triangulare), Soko (Celosia argentea) and Ugu (Telfairia occidentalis). Results: There were high rates of contamination in all the varieties of vegetables analyzed except Ugu leaf (Telfairia occidentalis). However, the water leaf (Talinum triangulare) was the one which presented the highest frequencies of parasites. The Soko leaf (Celosia argentea) recorded the least whereas the Ugu leaf had no parasites discovered in the varieties analyzed. Discussion and Conclusion: The parasites which occur frequently in the population is from Ojo Oba. The most frequent being ova of Ascaris lumbricoides (51.9%), ova of Hookworm (26%), Cyst of Entamoeba histolytica (18.5%) and eggs of Enterobius vermicularis is least (3.7%) were also recovered from the samples, thus corroborating the occurrence of high rates of feacal contamination. The results were analyzed using % and CHI Square method which shows that there is no significant difference between the numbers of parasites in the varieties of vegetables in the three markets.

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Akinseye Janet Fumilayo

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