Parasitic contamination of vegetables in Jos, Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 115-118

  Damen, J G ^a   Banwat, E B ^a   Egah, D Z ^a   Allanana, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Intestinal parasite; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CABBAGE; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INTESTINE PARASITE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LETTUCE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NIGERIA; PARASITE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TOMATO; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS HOMINIS; TRICHURIS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 35448955719     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.55723     Document Type: Article

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