Table 3.
Detection of taeniid and Toxocara DNA from 157 washed lettuce samples bought in farmer markets or supermarkets in the two seasons, summer (June–August) and autumn (September–November).
| Location Purchased | Season | Parasite Species | Number of PCR 1 Positives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer markets (n = 120) | Summer (n = 57) |
Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Syn. Taenia taeniaeformis) | 1 |
| T. martis | 1 | ||
| T. polyacantha | 2 | ||
| Toxocara cati | 2 | ||
| Autumn (n = 63) |
Echinococcus multilocularis | 2 | |
| Hydatigera taeniaeformis | 3 | ||
| T. polyacantha | 1 | ||
| Toxocara cati | 1 | ||
| Total:13 (10.8%, 95% CI 5.2 to 16.4) |
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| Supermarkets (n = 37) | Summer (n = 23) |
T. cati | 1 |
| Autumn (n = 14) |
- | 0 | |
| Total: 1 (2.7%, 95% CI −2.8 to 8.2) |
1 Trachsel et al. [26] for Taenia spp.; for Toxocara spp. see materials and methods section. CI: confidence interval.