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 parasite | Frequency | Prevalence |
| A. lumbricoides | 24 | 6.7% | Cryptosporidium Spp | 46 | 12.8% | Cyclospora spp | 18 | 5.0% | E. histolytica/dispar | 19 | 5.3% | G. lamblia | 27 | 7.5% | H. diminuta | 5 | 1.4% | H. nana | 30 | 8.3% | Strongyloides like parasite | 79 | 21.9% | Toxocara Spp | 53 | 14.7% |
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