Volume 3, Issue 2 (Summer 2000)
J Arak Uni Med Sci 2000, 3(2): 18-23 |
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Davami M H, Mosayebi M, Mahdavi pour A. Investigation of Parasitic Contamination of Consuming Vegetables in Arak. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2000; 3 (2) :18-23
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1- School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
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The parasitic diseases are still important problems in developing countries, the majority of intestinal infections are caused by contaminated foods. Infection to intestinal parasites is usually caused by eating raw vegetables which is habitual for Iranians. The aim of this study is to determine the parasitic contamination of consuming vegetables in Arak. 135 samples of vegetables are selected by random sampling. The parasitic contaminations were detected in 68.3% of the imported vegetables and 56.6% of locally produced. As a whole 66% of the vegetables were contaminated. The highest contaminated vegetables was imported from Esfahan.
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