ABSTRACT
Some locally available fruits (garden egg, orange, banana, guava, avocado, pawpaw and pineapple).sold in Oye Emene Enugu, Enugu State was examined for parasitological contamination. A total of 87 samples were examined using sedimentation and concentration methods. 11(12.6%) of the 87 fruits were positive for intestinal parasites microscopically. Among these fruits, guava had the highest number of intestinal parasites which was 6 (35.3% positive and the lowest was banana 2(8%). Parasite implicated were ova of Ascaris lumbricoides 8(9.2%), cysts of Amoeba 3(10%), yeast cells were seen on pineapple and water melon. There is no significant difference between the two methods used. Results of the current study shows a significant level of fruits contamination with pathogenic parasite from different places in Oye Emene in Enugu, Enugu State suggesting existence of a great risk of acquiring intestinal parasites by eating improperly washed fruits.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page - - - - - - - - - i
Approval page - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgment - - - - - - - - iv
Table one- - - - - - - - - - v
Table two - - - - - - - - - vi
Abstract - - - - - - - - - vii
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1
2.0 Literature Review - - - - - - - 7
2.1 Incidence of water borne disease with special emphasis on
re-sue or waste water in agriculture - - - - 16
2.2 Indicator organism - - - - - - - 18
2.3 Sanitation of fruits - - - - - - - 19
2.4 Importance of cleaning and sanitation of fruits - - - 21
3.0 Materials and Methods - - - - - - 23
3.1 Sampling collection - - - - - - - 23
3.2 Parasitological examination of the fruits -- - - - 23
3.2.1 Concentration of eggs - - - - - - 25
4.0 Results - - - - - - - - - 27
4.1 Findings - - - - - - - - 31
Discussion - - - - - - - - - 32
Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 33
References - - - - - - - - 34
Appendix - - - - - - - - 37