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. 2025 Aug 13;44:289. doi: 10.1186/s41043-025-00893-4

Table 3.

Contamination load of S. stercoralis parasitic contamination among different commonly consumed vegetables in Debre Tabor regeopolitn City, Ethiopia, 2024, (N = 360)

Parasite Contamination load (log form)
Lettuce Cabbage Spinach Carrot Tomato Green Pepper
Number of S. stercoralis larvae 1.23 ± 0.38957 1.11 ± 0.32222 1.15 ± 0.31055 0.96 ± 0.23959 0.966 ± 0.23959 0.969 ± 0.30968
Overall S. stercoralis contamination of vegetables 1.583 ± 0.34224