Occurrence of intestinal parasitic contamination in selected consumed local raw vegetables and fruits in Kuantan, Pahang
Intestinal parasitic infections are one of the most common human diseases that cause serious health and economic issues in many developing and developed countries. Raw vegetables and fruits play an important role in transmitting parasites into humans. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate t...
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2017
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Summary: | Intestinal parasitic infections are one of the most common human diseases that cause serious health and economic issues in many developing and developed countries. Raw vegetables and fruits play an important role in transmitting parasites into humans. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the parasitological contamination of the commonly consumed selected local leafy vegetables and fruits in Kuantan, Malaysia. One kilogram of local consumed-raw vegetables and fruits were collected randomly from Kuantan wet market (Pasar Tani) during monsoon seasons (November 2014-January 2014) and dry seasons (February 2015- April 2015). Standard wet mount procedure and modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain were used for the detection of parasites. In the present study, the examination of vegetables revealed five different species of parasites. The vegetables samples collected from Kuantan’s wet market were positive for both helminths and protozoa. However, the fruits samples were negative for parasitic contamination. Pegaga was the most contaminated leafy vegetables in this study and Strongyloides was the most frequently found parasite. Furthermore, there was a high diversity in the type of observed parasites during the dry season as compared to monsoon season. Therefore, further action should be taken to reduce the occurrence of parasitic contamination in vegetables by implementing the principles of good agriculture practices and improving the water treatment efficacy.
Jangkitan parasit usus adalah salah satu penyakit manusia yang lazimnya menyebabkan
masalah kesihatan yang serius dan mengakibatkan isu-isu ekonomi di negara-negara maju dan
membangun. Sayur-sayuran mentah dan buah-buahan memainkan peranan yang penting sebagai
medium jangkitan parasit ke dalam manusia. Oleh itu, tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menyiasat
pencemaran parasitologi daripada sayur-sayuran berdaun dan buah-buahan yang biasa dimakan serta
dipilih penduduk tempatan di Kuantan, Malaysia. Sebanyak satu kilogram sayur-sayuran tempatan yang
dimakan mentah dan buah-buahan telah dikumpulkan secara rawak dari Kuantan pasar basah (Pasar
Tani) semasa musim tengkujuh (November 2014-Januari 2014) dan musim kering (Februari 2015- April
2015). Prosedur lazim ‘wet mount’ dan dimodifikasi perwarnaan Ziehl-Neelsen telah digunakan untuk
mengesan parasit. Dalam kajian ini, pemeriksaan sayur-sayuran mendedahkan lima spesies parasite yang berbeza. Sampel sayur-sayuran sampel yang diambil daripada pasar basah Kuantan adalah positif
untuk kedua-dua helmin dan protozoa. Walau bagaimanapun, sampel buah-buahan adalah negatif untuk
pencemaran parasit. Pegaga merupakan sayuran yang paling tercemar dalam kajian ini dan
Strongyloides adalah parasit yang paling kerap ditemui. Tambahan pula, terdapat kepelbagaian yang
tinggi dalam jenis parasit telah diperhatikan semasa musim kering berbanding musim tengkujuh. Oleh itu,
tindakan lanjut perlu diambil untuk mengurangkan berlakunya pencemaran parasit didalam sayur-sayuran
dengan melaksanakan prinsip-prinsip amalan pertanian yang baik serta meningkatkan keberkesanan
rawatan air perlu dipertingkat. |
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