Research Article

Parasitic Contamination of Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Selected Local Markets of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Frequency distribution of polyparasitic contaminations among fruits and vegetables sold in selected markets of Jimma Town from April 22 to May 14, 2013.

Kind of produceNumber examinedNumber positive (%)Number of parasitic spp detected
One Two Three Four

Green pepper4524 (53.3)18 (40)5 (11.1)1 (2.2)0
Cabbage4531 (68.9)13 (28.8)13 (28.8)4 (8.9)1 (2.2)
Lettuce4525 (55.6)15 (33.3)9 (20)1 (2.2)0
Salad4535 (77.8)17 (37.8)14 (31.1)3 (6.7)1 (2.2)
Carrot4528 (62.2)12 (26.7)13 (28.8)3 (6.7)0
Tomato4521 (46.7)16 (35.6)5 (11.1)00
Banana4523 (51.1)13 (28.8)10 (22.2)00
Mango 4521 (46.7)11 (24.4)9 (20)1 (2.2)0

Total 360208 (57.8)115 (31.9)78 (21.7)13 (3.6)2 (0.6)