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

Hercules Sakkas; Vangelis Economou; Petros Bozidis; Panagiota Gousia; Chrissanthy Papadopoulou; Panagiotis Karanis

doi:10.2166/WH.2020.037

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

Hercules Sakkas
, Vangelis Economou
, Petros Bozidis
, Panagiota Gousia
, Chrissanthy Papadopoulou
, Panagiotis Karanis

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	574-578
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Water and Health
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2166/WH.2020.037
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cryptosporidium
Foodborne
Giardia
Plant-based foods
Protozoa

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

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