Microbial Quality of Some Fresh-Cut Ready-to-Eat Fruits Sold in Some Markets and Bus Terminals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Table 4

Intestinal parasite contaminates of fruits sold in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana.

Fruit/Vegetable type	Number examined	Number contaminated with parasite
		Ascaris sp.	Hookworm	Trichuris trichiura	Strongyloides stercoralis	Enterobius vermicularis	Entamoeba coli	Entamoeba histolytica	Giardia lamblia	Isospora belli	Cryptosporidium parvum	Cyclospora cayetanensis
Pineapple	54	4	4	6	14	0	3	9	9	0	4	1
Watermelon	54	26	23	13	33	12	18	28	32	12	33	18
Pawpaw	54	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	19	0	2	0
Sugarcane	54	18	15	10	9	0	0	2	15	0	0	0
Tiger nut	54	35	23	20	27	9	27	28	33	8	29	19
Total	270	83 [30.74%]	65 [24.07%]	49 [18.14%]	89 [32.96%]	21 [7.00%]	48 [17.00%]	68 [25.18%]	108 [40%]	20 [7.40%]	68 [25.18%]	38 [14.07%]