The parasites detected in raw green vegetable samples were Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts, Microsporidium spp. spores, Cyclospora spp. oocysts, Giardia spp. cysts Ascaris lumbricoides eggs, Toxocara spp. eggs, and Hymenolepis nana eggs. The highest number of contaminated samples was detected in rocket (46.7%) while the least number of contaminated samples was detected in green onion (13.3%) (Table 1 and Fig. 2).