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Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in foods of plant origin in North-Western Greece

Published:2020-06-10 Issue:4 Volume:18 Page:574-578
ISSN:1477-8920
Container-title:Journal of Water and Health
language:en
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Author:

Sakkas Hercules¹,Economou Vangelis²,Bozidis Petros¹,Gousia Panagiota¹,Papadopoulou Chrissanthy¹,Karanis Panagiotis³

Affiliation:

1. Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece

2. Laboratory of Hygiene of Foods of Animal Origin – Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

3. Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany and Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, University of Nicosia, 2408 Nicosia, Cyprus

Abstract

Abstract Giardia and Cryptosporidium are recognized as leading causes of waterborne and foodborne diarrhoeal disease with worldwide distribution. The study aimed to determine the protozoan contamination of various foods of plant origin. A total of 72 samples from 27 different varieties of fresh vegetables and fruits were collected from supermarkets and open markets in North-Western Greece and were examined using conventional diagnostic methods. Two out of 72 (2.8%) samples were found positive for Cryptosporidium oocysts, while no sample was found to be positive for Giardia cysts. The results show the presence of protozoan contamination in foods of plant origin, which may constitute a potential health hazard.

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Publisher

IWA Publishing

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Waste Management and Disposal,Water Science and Technology

Link

http://iwaponline.com/jwh/article-pdf/18/4/574/731046/jwh0180574.pdf

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