Article
Portuguese
ID: <
10670/1.xz7t7n>
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DOI: <
10.34117/bjdv7n4-115>
Abstract
purpose of the study is to identify the presence of different forms of enteroparasite in samples of strawberries and tomatoes from supermarkets, free fairs and fruit plants of Pelotas-RS. This is a quantitative and cross-cutting study. The collection period took place between April 2018 and September 2019 and the evaluation of samples of strawberries (Rosaceae: Fragaria grandiflora) and tomatoes (Solanaceae: Solanum lycopersicum) at the Human Parasitology Laboratory, located at the UFPel Institute of Biology. A total of 210 samples were analysed (105 of each type of fruit). Of these, 32 were positive (15.2 %), including 19 samples of strawberries (59.4 %) and 13 samples of tomatoes (40.6 %). Among the structures found in the strawberry the presence of 84 Toxocara spp. eggs was highlighted and the presence of 25 ancilostomid larvae in tomatoes was highlighted. From this study it is possible to conclude that there is contamination in different parasitic forms in the fruits addressed, highlighting the importance of prophylactic measures prior to their ingestion and the need for educational measures with the local population.