CONTAMINATION STUDY BY PARASITES IN LETTUCE (LACTUCA SATIVA) FROM THE OPEN MARKET AND MAIN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN SANTANA DO IPANEMA – AL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i11.2021.180Keywords:
Enteroparasites, Vegetables, InfectionAbstract
Because it has a considerable percentage of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, the intake of vegetables such as lettuce, especially in natura in salads, is very common, since healthy eating is increasingly encouraged and practiced, however this intake without cooking makes vegetables an important vehicle for infection by various enteroparasites. The objective of this work was to analyze the occurrence of parasitic structures in lettuce from the open market and the main commercial establishments of Santana do Ipanema Alagoas. For this, 23 samples were collected and later sent to the Parasitology Laboratory of the State University of Alagoas (UNEAL), to carry out the qualitative method of spontaneous sedimentation (HOFFMAN, PONS, JANER, 1934). In 35% of the samples analyzed, contamination by parasitic agents such as Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia lamblia and Ancylostoma duodenale was found. These results show that education combined with health is one of the main tools for reducing the risk of contamination, and it can be worked with the population, horticulturists and in basic education.