Parasitological Examination Of Some Ready To Eat Fruits Sold
(A Case Study Of Oye Emene Enugu State Nigeria)
Some locally available fruits (garden egg, orange, banana, guava, avocado, pawpaw and pineapple).sold in Oye Emene Enugu, Enugu State was examined for parasitological contamination. A total of 87 samples were examined using sedimentation and concentration methods. 11(12.6%) of the 87 fruits were positive for intestinal parasites microscopically. Among these fruits, guava had the highest
number of intestinal parasites which was 6 (35.3% positive and the lowest was banana 2(8%). Parasite implicated were ova of Ascaris lumbricoides 8(9.2%), cysts of Amoeba 3(10%), yeast cells were seen on pineapple and water melon. There is
no significant difference between the two methods used. Results of the current study shows a significant level of fruits contamination with pathogenic parasite from different places in Oye Emene in Enugu, Enugu State suggesting existence of a great risk of acquiring intestinal parasites by eating improperly washed fruits.
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Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Table one
Table two
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Incidence of water borne disease with special emphasis on
re-sue or waste water in agriculture
2.2 Indicator organism
2.3 Sanitation of fruits
2.4 Importance of cleaning and sanitation of fruits
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Materials and Methods
3.1 Sampling collection
3.2 Parasitological examination of the fruits
3.2.1 Concentration of eggs
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Results
4.1 Findings
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Appendix
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