Author/Authors :
Sharif University Mehdi M نويسنده اطلاعاتي از وابستگي سازماني در دست نمي باشد. , Hosseini Fatemeh نويسنده Agricultural Extension & Education Agricultural Extension and Education Department College of Agriculture Tarbiat Modares University , Daryani Ahmad نويسنده Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran , Rahimi-Esboei Bahman نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. , Rahimi Masoumeh نويسنده M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Iran , PAGHEH Abdol Sattar نويسنده Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran PAGHEH Abdol Sattar , Nasrolahi Mohtaram نويسنده Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Nasrolahi Mohtaram
Abstract :
Background: Raw (fresh) vegetables are an important ingredient of healthy diet. Many enteric bacterial, parasitic and viral pathogens could be transmitted by vegetables. Mazandaran province is located in northern Iran with a coastal area and extensive fields for vegetable cultivation. The current study is designed to evaluate the parasitic contamination of fresh vegetables.
Methods: A total of 150 samples of fresh vegetables obtained from markets were examined for parasitic infections using standard methods.
Results: Out of 104 samples (60.3%) were contaminated with parasites. Parsley and radish with prevalence rates of 90% (18/20) and 39.1% (9/23) were the most and least contaminated vegetables. Free living larva and Trichostrongylus were the most and least common parasites in our results.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that parasitological contamination of raw vegetables may be a health threat to consumers of such products.
