vegetables from each market were determined for convenience, equal number (n=5)
each group of vegetables was collected from each of the five different market
but only 100g of each vegetables was used after mastication and weighting of
the Bitterleaf examined, 1(20%), 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%) and 0(0%) were
contaminated with H.nana in Agbarha, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma market
respectively showing
overall prevalence of 20%. Contamination of Bitterleaf
with Taenia eggs were recorded in 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%) and 1 (20%) in
Agbarha, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma respectively. The overall
prevalence was 20% contamination with diphylolatum, strongyloides, Schistosome,
Vampirolepsis, Direcolium eggs were 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%) and 0(0%) in
samples collected from Agbarha, Agbarha, Orogun, Ofuoma, and Ughelli market respectively, of the tomatoes
examined. 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%) and 0(0%) were contaminated with H.nana
eggs, DIrecolium and Vampirolepsis nana in Agbarha, Agbarha, Orogun, Ofuoma and
Ughelli markets. Contamination with Taenia eggs were 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%),
1(20%) and 1(20%) in samples collected from Agbarha, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli
and Ofuoma market with overall prevalence of 2(40%) contamination of tomatoes
with strongyliodes larvae were not found in all the five market. Contamination
of tomatoes with Schistosome eggs were 0(0%), 0(0%), 1(20%), 0(0%) and 0(0%) in
Agbarho, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli and Ofouma markets respectively with an
overall prevalence of 20% (Table 4. I-V).
with H.nana, eggs, Taenia species Diphylolatum, Strongyloide larvae, schitosome
and vampirolepsis in samples collected from Agbarho, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli
and Ofuoma market respectively with an overall prevalence of 0%.
contaminated H.nana eggs, Diphylobotum nana, Schistosome, Vampirolepsis nana in
samples collected from Agbarho, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma market
respectively with an overall prevalence of 0% contamination of waterleaf with
Taenia eggs were 1(20%), 0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%) and 0(0%) in samples collected
from Agbarho, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma markets respectively with an
overall prevalence of 20%. Contamination of waterleaf with strongyloides was
0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%), 1(20%) and 0(0%) in samples collected from Agbarho,
Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma markets respectively with an overall
prevalence of 20%. Contamination of waterleaf with direcolium eggs were 0(0%),
0(0%), 0(0%), 0(0%) and 1(20%) in samples collected from Agbarho, Agbarha.
Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma markets respectively with an overall prevalence of
20%.
contaminated with H.nana eggs, Taenia eggs, Strogyloides larvae, Schistusome
eggs and Direcolium in samples collected
from Agbarho, Agbarha, Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma markets respectively with an
acerral prevalence of 0% contamination with Vampirolepsis nana were o(0%),
0(0%), 1(20%), 0(0%) and 0(0%) in samples collected from Agbarho, Agbarha,
Orogun, Ughelli and Ofuoma markets respectively with an overall prevalence of
20% (Table 4. I-V).