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Sakkas, Hercules, Economou, Vangelis, Bozidis, Petros, Gousia, Panagiota, Papadopoulou, Chrissanthy ORCID: 0000-0002-1628-1009 and Karanis, Panagiotis (2020). Detection ofCryptosporidiumandGiardiain foods of plant origin in North-Western Greece. J. Water Health, 18 (4). S. 574 - 579. LONDON: IWA PUBLISHING. ISSN 1477-8920

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Abstract

GiardiaandCryptosporidiumare 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 forCryptosporidiumoocysts, while no sample was found to be positive forGiardiacysts. The results show the presence of protozoan contamination in foods of plant origin, which may constitute a potential health hazard.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Sakkas, Hercules UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Economou, Vangelis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bozidis, Petros UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gousia, Panagiota UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Papadopoulou, Chrissanthy UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-1009 UNSPECIFIED Karanis, Panagiotis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-324514
DOI:	10.2166/wh.2020.037
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Water Health
Volume:	18
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 574 - 579
Date:	2020
Publisher:	IWA PUBLISHING
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1477-8920
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language WATERBORNE TRANSMISSION; PROTOZOAN PARASITES; WORLDWIDE OUTBREAKS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Microbiology; Water Resources Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32451