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Table 2 Prevalence of intestinal parasites in fruits and vegetables sold at four local markets in Arba Minch town from 1 to 22 September 2014

From: Parasitic contamination of raw vegetables and fruits collected from selected local markets in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia

Detected parasite

Frequency

Prevalence

Ascaris lumbricoides

75

20.83%

Toxocara spp.

57

15.83%

Hymenolepis nana

56

15.56%

Entamoeba histolytica/dispar

52

14.44%

Giardia intestinalis

36

10.00%

H. diminuta

28

7.78%

Cyclospora spp.

25

6.94%

Cryptosporidium

17

4.72%

Isospora belli

11

3.06%