Parasitic contamination of raw vegetables and fruits collected from selected local markets in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1 Frequency distribution of parasitological contamination of fruits and vegetables inselected markets inArba Minch town 1 to 22 September 2014

Type of produce	Number examined	Number positive [%]	Number of parasite species detected
Type of produce	Number examined	Number positive [%]	One [%]	Two [%]	Three [%]	Four [%]
Capsicum annuum	45	22 [48.9]	16 [35.6]	4 [8.9]	2 [4.4]	0
Mangiferaindica	45	18 [40.0]	14 [31.1]	3 [6.7]	1 [2.2]	0
Perseaamericana	45	17 [37.8]	14 [31.1]	1 [2.2]	1 [2.2]	1 [2.2]
Lycopersiconesculentum	45	32 [71.1]	27 [60.0]	3 [6.7]	1 [2.2]	1 [2.2]
Daucuscarota	45	28 [62.2]	23 [51.1]	3 [6.7]	2 [4.4]	0
Lactucaserriola	45	27 [60.0]	25 [55.6]	2 [4.4]	0	0
Brassica oleracea	45	30 [66.7]	26 [57.8]	3 [6.7]	1 [2.2]	0
Musa paradisiaca	45	22 [48.9]	19 [42.2]	2 [4.4]	1 [2.2]	0
Total	360	196 [54.4]	164 [45.6]	21 [46.7]	9 [20.0]	2 [4.4]

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