Microscopy-Detected Enteric Parasite-Compatible Stages and Arthropod Contaminants in Ready-to-Eat Salads in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh.
- 1Department of Livestock Production and Management Sylhet Agricultural University Sylhet Bangladesh sau.ac.bd.
- 2Department of Parasitology Sylhet Agricultural University Sylhet Bangladesh sau.ac.bd.
- 3Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Sylhet Agricultural University Sylhet Bangladesh sau.ac.bd.
Abstract
Parasitic stages can exist in ready-to-eat salads. This cross-sectional study was aimed at examining the ready-to-eat salad samples from 10 commercial salad areas of Sylhet City Corporation, Sylhet city between October 2025 and April 2026. A total of 100 samples were obtained from street food vendors, mid-range restaurants and fine dining restaurants. Diagnosis was made on direct wet mount method, examination of iodine-stained cells and modified formalin-ether sedimentation, respectively. Overall, 26 samples (26.0%; 95% CI: 17.7%-35.7%) contained at least one classifiable finding. Enteric parasite compatible stages were found in 14 (14.0%) samples, which include five Balantioides coli cysts, three E. histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii-complex, one Giardia sp. cyst, one trematode egg, and one Ascaris sp. stage. No cases of nonenteric arthropod contamination (mites) were detected in any of the 13 samples (13%; 95% CI: 7.1%-21.2%) recorded separately. The results indicated that RTE salads can have microscopic contaminants, though they did not document the viability or pathogenicity or the risk of infection. A detailed morphological identification and adequate number of fine-dining subgroups should be taken into consideration for further investigation.
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BibTeX
@article{lubna2026microscopydetected,
title = {{Microscopy-Detected Enteric Parasite-Compatible Stages and Arthropod Contaminants in Ready-to-Eat Salads in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh.}},
author = {Umama Lubna and S M Sertaz Islam and Bijoy Banik and Kazi Mehetazul Islam and Saiful Islam},
journal = {Journal of parasitology research},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.1155/japr/8294177},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42999760},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Microscopy-Detected Enteric Parasite-Compatible Stages and Arthropod Contaminants in Ready-to-Eat Salads in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh.
AU - Umama Lubna
AU - S M Sertaz Islam
AU - Bijoy Banik
AU - Kazi Mehetazul Islam
AU - Saiful Islam
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/06
JO - Journal of parasitology research
DO - 10.1155/japr/8294177
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42999760
AB - Parasitic stages can exist in ready-to-eat salads. This cross-sectional study was aimed at examining the ready-to-eat salad samples from 10 commercial salad areas of Sylhet City Corporation, Sylhet city between October 2025 and April 2026. A total of 100 samples were obtained from street food vendors, mid-range restaurants and fine dining restaurants. Diagnosis was made on direct wet mount method, examination of iodine-stained cells and modified formalin-ether sedimentation, respectively. Overall, 26 samples (26.0%; 95% CI: 17.7%-35.7%) contained at least one classifiable finding. Enteric parasite compatible stages were found in 14 (14.0%) samples, which include five Balantioides coli cysts, three E. histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii-complex, one Giardia sp. cyst, one trematode egg, and one Ascaris sp. stage. No cases of nonenteric arthropod contamination (mites) were detected in any of the 13 samples (13%; 95% CI: 7.1%-21.2%) recorded separately. The results indicated that RTE salads can have microscopic contaminants, though they did not document the viability or pathogenicity or the risk of infection. A detailed morphological identification and adequate number of fine-dining subgroups should be taken into consideration for further investigation.
SN - 2090-0023
SN - 2090-0031
ER -