التلوث الطفيلي للخضراوات الورقية في مدينة الكوفة النجف-العراق

Abstract EN

The present study was carried out to investigate the rate at contamination of seven leafy vegetables with intestinal parasites, The leafy vegetable were collected from different places (cultures of sahala region – shopes of vegetables and the local market of Kufa city ) .A total of (396) leaf vegetable samples were collected the period January and December 2010 in microbiology labrotary at agriculture college - Kufa university.

The samples were examined in the laboratory after washing them in physiological saline and then examining the sediment by sedimentation and floatation method .

Result of the present study showed that (81) out of (396) samples 20.5% contained parasitic stages in the plant ,was found to be 41.5% in Leek , 30.8% in Radish , 24.7% in Lettuce , 22.6% in Garden gress , 10.4% in Parsley , 9.5% in Celery and 6.3% in Mint .

The parasites which detected in vegetable was cyst of Entamoeba Coli 23.7% , egg of Ascaris 20.7% , cyst of Giardia lamblia 17.8% , egg of Ancylostoma spp.

12.6% , egg of Fasciola spp.

11.1% , egg of Hymenolepis nana 7.4% , Stronglyloides spp.

3.0% , Oocyst of Toxoplasma gondii 2.2% and egg of Enterobious vermicularis 1.5%.

The results indicated a significant seasonal varintion (P>0.05)with highest prevalence in Summer 31.6% followed in descending order by Spring 16.2% , Autumn 12.9% and Winter 7.9%.