Research Article

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Salmonella typhi among Food Handlers Working in Catering Establishments of Public Institutes Found in Dawuro Zone, South-Western Ethiopia

Table 2

Prevalence of intestinal parasites and Salmonella of food handlers working in catering establishments in Dawuro Zone, South-Western Ethiopia, March to July 2019 () ( and Salmonella).

Parasites identifiedFrequencyPercent (%)

A. lumbricoides328.0
S. stercoralis20.49
Giardia lamblia112.74
T. trichuria51.2
Hookworm species71.74
E. histolytica/dispar174.23
Taenia species30.75
Mixed infections51.2
Total8220.4
Salmonella typhi (Widal test)266.5