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Parasitic Contamination in Ready-to-Eat Salads in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana
(South Asian Journal of Parasitology, 2020-04-02) Amissah-Reynolds, Papa Kofi; Yar, Denis Dekugmen; Aboagye, Vincent; Monney, Isaac; Nuamah, Francis; Ndego, Emmanuel Awimbe
Background: Globally, vegetables have become an essential part of the human diet due to their high nutritional benefits. They are usually eaten raw or partially cooked and therefore could become vehicles for transmission of food-borne illness. This study therefore assessed parasitic contamination of ready-to-eat vegetable salads from street vended foods in the Accra Metropolis of Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the level of parasitic contamination of ready-to-eat vegetable salads in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana. A total of 313 ready-to-eat vegetable salads were randomly sampled, washed with physiological saline solution using concentration method and microscopically examined. Results: Of the 313 samples examined, about a third (32%) was contaminated with at least one parasite. Overall, twelve genera of parasites were recovered with Giardia lamblia (6.7%)