| Autor: |
María Trelis, Màrius Vicent Fuentes, Cecilia Alejandra García Ríos, Julio César Carrero, Pablo Djabayan-Djibeyan, José G. Prato, Luisa Carolina González-Ramírez |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
F1000Research, Vol 12 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2046-1402 |
| DOI: |
10.12688/f1000research.132957.1 |
| Popis: |
Background: Raw vegetables have been considered vehicles of enteroparasites. South American countries are among the most important exporters of fresh vegetables; Ecuador has tropical climates and soils rich in organic matter that allow it to harvest throughout the year for sale to different countries. The aim of the study was to assess the occurrence of the parasitic contamination of fruits, vegetables and leafy greens grown in an agricultural area of the Ecuadorian Andes. Methods: A field study, cross-sectional, snowball sampling was conducted on 1,416 samples (516 fruits, 488 vegetables, and 412 leafy greens). Each sample were washed with water, and the resulting solution after removing the vegetables, was subjected to 24-hour sedimentation. The concentrated sediment underwent microscopic analysis. Results: Parasites were detected in 63.4% of the samples, leafy greens were the most contaminated (76.9%) (P |
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