SOIL-TRASMITTED PARASITES IN VEGETABLES IRRIGATED WITH WASTE-WATER IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE, EGYPT | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 16, Volume 51, Issue 2, August 2021, Pages 371-376 PDF (689.06 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193318 | ||
| Author | ||
| RAMY WAHBA HENIN | ||
| Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| No doubt, irrigation with waste water became a painful reality in villages in Fayoum Governorate mostly because of water scarcity and improper sewage disposal. Ingestion of raw vegetables particularly when fresh imposes a great risk on population. Protozoa cysts as Entamoeba, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora and helminthic eggs can readily be transmitted by contaminated water or vegetables. The study evaluated the contamination and infectivity of raw fresh vegetables in some Fayoum Governorate villages, which used waste water for irrigation This cross-sectional study microscopically evaluated 360 fresh vegetable samples from different areas in for parasitic infective stages and potential infectivity. Also, 400 native patients suffered from gastrointestinal manifestations were examined for parasitic infection(s). Morning stool samples were microscopically examined for parasitosis. direct microscopy, concentration methods, staining with trichrome and modified ZN stain, Rapid immune-chromatographic assay for Cryptosporidium, Giardia end Entamoeba spp. are done. The results showed that increased prevalence of parasitic contamination in villages of Fayoum Governorate, due to notorious of water shortage and use of untreated sewage water for irrigation, also there is corresponding increase in parasitic infection among population of the same locations. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fayoum; Immunochromatographic; Irrigation; Parasitic; Sewage; Staining | ||
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