Table 2.
Frequency of Detected Parasites Depending on Type of Produces Sold at Local Markets of Bair Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia from February to May 2019 (N=384)
| Detected Parasites | Tomato | Green Pepper | Mango | Cabbage | Spinach | Lettuce | Carrot | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protozoa | Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 49 (12.8) |
| Giardia lamblia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 39 (10.2) | |
| Cryptosporidium spp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 (4.9) | |
| Entamoeba coli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 (2.3) | |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 113 (29.4) | |
| Helminths | Strongyloides spp | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 52 (13.5) |
| Fasciola hepatica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 (1.8) | |
| Hookworms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 (1.8) | |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 (1.3) | |
| Enterobius vermicularis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.5) | |
| Trichuris trichiura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 74 (19.3) | ||
| Overall Distribution | 19 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 187 (48.7) | |
Abbreviation: spp, species.