Worm egg contamination in vegetable samples in Vu Phuc commune, Thai Binh province
- Author:
Le Thi Tuyet
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vegetable;
Worm eggs;
Contamination;
Thai Binh;
- MeSH:
Helminths;
Vegetables
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(6):49-53
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Vegetable samples collected in Vu Phuc commune (Thai Binh province) were investigated for worm egg contamination. A 50% cumulative contamination rate was found among the investigated samples, of which Ascaris was 48.8%, Trichuris 42.2%, hookworm 17.8%. The intensity of contamination per 100gr of vegetable was 14+/-7.2 with Ascaris, 10.2+/- 5.6 with Trichuris, 4.4+/-1.8 with hookworm. The contamination rate was 60% in the samples of leaf-eating and raw-eating and 50% in root-eating vegetable. Dead eggs were found in 12.2% and developing eggs were found in 44.4% of samples.
