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Revista de Salud Pública
versión impresa ISSN 0124-0064
Resumen
MENDONCA AMBROZIM, Fabiana; PEZZIN, Josiane; BARRETO TERESA GRADELLA, Débora y ANDRADE DE SOUZA, Marco Antônio. Enteroparasites in vegetables marketed in an ancient Brazilian city. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2017, vol.19, n.5, pp.635-640. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v19n5.57141.
Objective
To assess contamination by enteroparasites in raw vegetables consumed in the city of São Mateus, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Material and Methods
Samples of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and parsley (Petrosolium sativum) were collected from six popular establishments, such as supermarkets and street markets. The obtained material was analyzed, after washing, by the spontaneous sedimentation method in the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, São Mateus Campus.
Results
From a total of 120 analyzed samples, 71 (59 %) had one or more parasitic contaminants. Lettuce samples had a contamination rate of 78.3 %, and parsley samples of 40 %.
Conclusions
The results show that the vegetables consumed in the city had protozoa, helminths and arthropods, which points to the need for implementing hygienic-sanitary measures in production, handling and transportation of these vegetables.
Palabras clave : Parasitic diseases; vegetables; food contamination (source: MeSH, NLM).
