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This study aimed to assess parasitic contaminations in roasted groundnuts,\n                  <\/ns3:p>\n                  <ns3:p>nabag, and tasali (watermelon seeds) sold by street vendors in Khartoum State, Sudan.<\/ns3:p>\n                  <ns3:p>\n                    <ns3:bold>Methods:<\/ns3:bold>\n                    The frequency of parasitic contaminations among all crop products was detected by washing the plants with saline, and then conducting an examination using a formal ether\n                  <\/ns3:p>\n                  <ns3:p>concentration technique (FECT), followed by a saturated sugar floatation technique.<\/ns3:p>\n                  <ns3:p>\n                    <ns3:bold>Results:<\/ns3:bold>\n                    The detected parasites belonged to two species:\n                    <ns3:italic>Entamoeba histolytica<\/ns3:italic>\n                    (33.3%) and\n                    <ns3:italic>Giardia lamblia<\/ns3:italic>\n                    (15.6%). No helminthic parasites were detected. Mixed contamination of the mentioned parasites was also observed (11.1%). The most contaminated crop was nabag, followed by groundnut, and finally tasali.\n                  <\/ns3:p>\n                  <ns3:p>\n                    <ns3:bold>Conclusion:<\/ns3:bold>\n                    No relation was established between the positivity of samples for parasites and crop type, Khartoum State city, or \u00a0seller sex. 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