Table 2.
Frequency of parasite species detected by LM and/or PCR in 321 horticultural products sampled in Maputo markets and in an agricultural zone, during the rainy and dry seasons.
| Rainy Season | N = 153 | Dry Season | N = 168 | Total N = 321 n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market (Horticultural Product) | Total n (%) |
Market (Horticultural Product) | Total n (%) | ||
| Balantidium coli | ZP (Le, PWC); CB (PC) | 3 (2.0) | XP (PWC); BE (To); CB (PC, To); FJ (PC/2, To/2); LSP (To/2) | 10 (6.0) | 13 (4.0) |
| Blastocystis hominis | ZP (Co, PWC) | 2 (1.3) | FJ (To); LSP (To) | 2 (1.2) | 4 (1.3) |
| Chilomastix mesnili | ZP (To, Pa); IV (Le) | 3 (2.0) | BE (PWC) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (1.3) |
| Entamoeba spp. | ZP (Le/2, Co, PWC, PC/2, GP, To); XP (Le/2, PC, Pa/2); BE (Le, PWC); CB (Le, PWC); FJ (Le, PWC, To) | 20 (13.1) | ZP (Pa); XP (Pa); CB (PWC); LSP (GP); LMC (PWC) | 5 (3.0) | 25 (7.8) |
| Entamoeba coli | ZP (To); BE (Le); CB (PC); FJ (PWC, To); IV (Le) | 6 (3.9) | XP (Co); BE (Ca, GP, To); CB (Le); FJ (Le, PC, To/2); LSP (PWC, To); LMC (Le, Co, PC, Pa) | 15 (8.9) | 21 (6.5) |
| Entamoeba hartmani | ZP (Le) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | |
| Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar | ZP (Le, To); IV (Le) | 3 (2.0) | XP (Co); BE (Ca, GP); CB (PWC, PC); FJ (Le/3) | 8 (4.8) | 11 (3.4) |
| Endolimax nana | ZP (PC/2, GP); XP (PWC) | 4 (2.6) | LMC (Le) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (1.6) |
| Iodamoeba butschlii | 0 (0.0) | FJ (PWC/2) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) | |
| Giardia duodenalis | ZP (Le, GP); BE (To) | 3 (2.0) | ZP (PWC); XP (Le, Ca, Pa); CB (Le); FJ (PWC); IV (Le); LMC (PWC, Pa) | 9 (5.4) | 12 (3.7) |
| Nematods | 0 (0.0) | XP (Ca); IV (Le/3); LSP (Co) | 5 (3.0) | 5 (1.6) | |
| Helminth eggs | LMC (PWC/2) | 2 (1.3) | BE (Le); LSP (Le); LMC (Pa) | 3 (1.8) | 5 (1.6) |
|
Strongyloides stecoralis (adult worm) |
0 (0.0) | ZP (Le); FJ (Le/2); LSP (Pa) | 4 (2.4) | 4 (1.3) | |
| Enterocytozoon bieneusi | CB (PWC) | 1 (0.7) | BE (To); FJ (Co); LMC (Le) | 3 (1.8) | 4 (1.3) |
| Total positives | 48 (31.4) | 68 (40.5) | 116 (36.1) |
Note—ZP: Zimpeto; XP: Xipamanine; BE: Benfica; CB: Central da Baixa; FJ: Fajardo; IV: Infulene Valley; LSP: SP supermarket; LMC: MC supermarket; Le: lettuce; Ca: carrots; Co: coriander; PWC: pointed white cabbage; PC: Portuguese cabbage; GP: green pepper; To: tomato; Pa: parsley; n: number of positive samples.