Several studies in different countries have assessed parasite
contamination of vegetables and fruits and, indeed, several protozoan
oocysts or cysts, and helminth eggs could be documented in
Iran, Libya, Egypt
and Brazil . In India, vegetables,
soil and wastewater samples were checked for helminth eggs and
found in 83.3% of raw wastewater, 68.2% of treated wastewater,
68.6% of soil and 44.2% of vegetable samples . In
Turkey, helminth eggs, including taeniid eggs, have been found in