Tananta VI, Chávez VA, Casas AE, Suárez AF, Serrano ME. Presence of enteroparasites (Lactuca sativa) in restaurants of Lima downtown. Rev acad. peru cienc vet 2003; 3(1): 31-36. Parasitic diseases are one of the most serious problems in Public Health among the food borne diseases, mainly due to the high morbidity. Enteroparasitic diseases, especially those related to protozoa have a high prevalence in Peru, mostly affecting children and immunosuppressed people through water and food contaminated with infective larvi forms. This purpose of this study was to determine the degree of enteroparasite contamination in raw vegetables that are served in Lima downtown restaurants. A total of 105 lettuce (Lactuca sativa) samples from restaurants specialized in local food, marinated fish (“ceviche”), and roasted chicken were collected. Samples were processed using the sedimentation method and ...

Tananta VI, Chávez VA, Casas AE, Suárez AF, Serrano ME. Presencia de enteroparásitos en lechuga (Lactuca sativa) en establecimientos de consumo público de alimentos en el Cercado de Lima. Rev acad peru cienc vet 2003; 3(1): 31-36. Las enfermedades parasitarias constituyen uno de los más graves problemas de salud pública dentro de las enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos, principalmente por su alta morbilidad. Las enteroparasitosis y dentro de ellas las producidas por protozoos presen-tan una alta prevalencia en el Perú, afectando mayormente a niños e inmunosuprimidos, a través del agua y alimentos contaminados con las formas parasitarias infectantes. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar el grado de contaminación por enteroparásitos en verduras crudas expendidas en restaurantes del Cercado de Lima. Se recolectaron 105 muestras de lechuga (Lactuca sativa) de rest...