fa آلودگی انگلی سبزیجات مصرفی استان گلستان ( سال 1391) تحقيقي Original Paper Abstract Background and Objective: The Outbreak of human parasitic diseases associated with the consumption of raw vegetables often occurs in both developing and developed countries. This study aimed to evaluate parasitic contamination of edible vegetables in Golestan Province. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the cities of Golestan Province for six months, 2012. The samples (N = 100) were randomly chosen among different vegetables (parsley, lettuce, radish, and cress), and examined for the presence of helminthic and protozoan parasitic contaminations following washing, centrifuging and sedimentation. Results: Thirty-seven (37%) were found to have parasitic contamination, and of these 30 (81.1%) and 7 (18.9%) were helminths and protozoa, respectively. The highest rate of contamination was detected in parsley (37.9%), and the lowest in radish (12.0%). Moreover, free living larva with 58.6% and Hymenolepis nana ova with 5.1% were the highest and lowest contaminated rates, respectively. Conclusion: Based on our results, consumed vegetables in Golestan Province is considered as a potential risk for some human parasitic infections. Keywords: Vegetable, Parasite, Parasitic Infections, Golestan Province Vegetable, Parasite, Parasitic Infections, Golestan Province 82 89 http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-243&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 B Rahimi-Esboei بهمن رحیمی اسبویی 100319475328460012762 100319475328460012762 No دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران A Pagheh عبدالستار پقه 100319475328460012763 100319475328460012763 No دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مازندران M Fakhar مهدی فخار mahdif53@yahoo.com 100319475328460012764 100319475328460012764 Yes دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مازندران S Pagheh سولماز پقه 100319475328460012765 100319475328460012765 No دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مازندران Y Dadimoghadam یوسف دادی مقدم 100319475328460012766 100319475328460012766 No بیمارستان آل جلیل آق قلا، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گلستان