Research Article

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

Table 2

Prevalence of intestinal parasites in selected fruits and vegetables sold at selected markets in Jimma Town from April 22 to May 14, 2013.

Detected parasiteFrequency Prevalence

A. lumbricoides 246.7%
Cryptosporidium Spp4612.8%
Cyclospora spp185.0%
E. histolytica/dispar 195.3%
G. lamblia 277.5%
H. diminuta 51.4%
H. nana 308.3%
Strongyloides like parasite7921.9%
Toxocara Spp5314.7%

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