Analysis of parasitic contamination studies of vegetables in Iran

Background: We aimed the Meta analysis study on prevalence of parasites transmitted by vegetables in Iran Methods: In the current Meta-analysis study, by using key- words such as Iran, vegetable, Parasitic contamination, and using search engines SID, Iranmedex, Web of Science, Pub- Med and Google scholar. We did comprehensive data collection. All articles with no row data were excluded. According to inclusion, criteria out of 25 articles 23 studies data were analyzed by using Metaanalysis softwareResults: In this systematic review, of 25 studies, totally 18 articles were included based on inclusion criteria which all had been performed during 2006 to 2019 in Iran. Overall 5777 Samples had been studied in these studies in which Entamoeba Coli,Giardia, Ascaris egg,Taenia, Hymenolepis nana, Entrobius Vermicularis , Trichostrongylus egg ,Free larvae, Fasciola hepatica Egg, Dicrocoelium eggRespectively,29.7%,,18.4%,21.57%,11.2%,7.4%,11.25%,5%,82.75%4.14%,3.5%, Conclusion: Regarding the findings of the present study, it is recommend to thoroughly perform parasite decontamination before the consumption of vegetables. Furthermore, the officials can prevent the parasitic diseases by careful monitoring of public food distribution centers and controlling the source of vegetables in the winter.