Assessment of Parasitic Contamination in the Washings of Routinely Used Vegetables in Puducherry City.

Das, S.S.; Kumar, D.; Sreekrishnan, R.

Assessment of Parasitic Contamination in the Washings of Routinely Used Vegetables in Puducherry City.

2009

Das, S.S. | Kumar, D. | Sreekrishnan, R.

Out of73 washing samples from commonly used vegetable viz. dhania (14), coriander (Coriandrum sativum) (12), pudina (11), spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (9), carrot (15) and raddish (12) collected either from local vegetable markets or residences, only 2 carrot washings and one radish washing were found positive for strongyle ova and one dhania sample was positive for ascarid ova.

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