KONTAMINASI PARASIT USUS PADA ASINAN SAYURAN MENTAH YANG DIJUAL OLEH PEDAGANG KELILING DI DAERAH TANGERANG SELATAN, BANTEN

Widiastuti. S Manan, Lisawati Susanto, Agus Aulung, Rizal Subahar, Ade Siti Maemunah, Suriptiastuti

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Abstract

Consumption of raw vegetables plays a major epidemiological role in the transmission of parasitic food-borne diseases. The aim of this study was to know the distribution of the human intestinal parasites in water of pickled raw vegetables which were sold by vendors, in Southern Tangerang, Banten. A study, cross-sectional design, was undertaken in March to May 2014. The samples were water of pickled raw vegetables, contained vinegar solution (Acetic acid, CH3COOH), and were randomly collected from vendors in 5 areas in Southern Tangerang, namely Ciputat, Pamulang, Pondok Aren, Pondok Benda, and Serpong. The pickling water was filtered and centrifuged, 2500 rpm for 5 minutes, to obtain sediments of the intestinal parasitic stages. The sediments were direct examined by lugol’s stain..The raw vegetable pickles consisted of cabbage, bean sprouts, and carrot. Of 30 samples, all samples were positive intestinal parasites (30/30, 100%). The prevalence rates of the intestinal parasites were 26.7% in Pondok Aren, 26.1% Pondok Benda, 16.8% Ciputat, 15.7% Serpong,, and 14.8% Pamulang. In addition, Ascaris lumbricoides eggs were 78.1%, Trichuris trichiura eggs 20.1%, hookworm eggs 1.8%, Entamoeba histolytica cysts 62.8%, E. coli cysts 9.1%, and Giardia lamblia cysts 28.1%.This study concluded that the human intestinal parasites were widely distributed in Southern Tangerang, Banten.
Original languageIndonesian
JournalJurnal Ilmiah WIDYA
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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