Parasitic Contamination in Ready-to-Eat Salads in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana
Parasitic Contamination in Ready-to-Eat Salads in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana
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2020-04-02
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Amissah-Reynolds, Papa Kofi
Yar, Denis Dekugmen
Aboagye, Vincent
Monney, Isaac
Nuamah, Francis
Ndego, Emmanuel Awimbe
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South Asian Journal of Parasitology
Abstract
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%)
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Amissah-Reynolds, P. K. (2019). Parasitic Contamination in Ready-to-Eat Salads in the Accra Metropolis.