PARASITIC EGGS, CYSTS AND LARVAE OF SOME FRUITS SOLD AROUND DUTSIN-MA METROPOLIS, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Autor:	J. B. Orpin, I. Mzungu, H. Usman-Sani
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine Larva Entamoeba histolytica biology Taenia species Trichuris Melon parasitic diseases food and beverages Ascaris lumbricoides biology.organism_classification Parasitic infection Strongyloides stercoralis
Zdroj:	FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES. 4:328-332
ISSN:	2616-1370 2645-2944
DOI:	10.33003/fjs-2020-0403-398
Popis:	Several parasitic infections are associated with poor personal hygiene and environmental sanitation resulting in fruits containing eggs, cysts or larva of parasites. A survey of some fruits sold around Dutsin-ma metropolis in Katsina was carried out to identify the eggs, cyst and larva present on them. A total of 180 fruit pieces were examined using standard wet mount procedure and Kinyoun acid fast stain to detect presence of parasites. The percentage of fruits found with eggs, cysts or larvae of six parasites identified were eggs of hookworm (16.42%), Ascaris lumbricoides eggs (24.30%), Trichuris trichuira eggs (8.62%), Strongyloides stercoralis larvae (6.64%), immature cyst of Entamoeba histolytica (31.62%) and eggs of Taenia species (12.4%) respectively. Garden eggs had the highest percentage with parasites’ ova, cysts or larva (60.3%) followed by water melon (21.4%) and cucumber (12.12%), mangoes (10%), carrots (4.8%) and oranges (0%). The chi-square test showed significant (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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