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Researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman have discovered higher levels of E.coli bacteria present in urban farm vegetables compared to those being sold in wet markets in Metro Manila. Scientists assessed 419 vegetable samples from three urban farms and four major wet markets in the capital region “during the peak of the pandemic to detect and quantify the presence of E. coli.” “The group detected E. coli in 13.60% of all the samples. The presence of E.
While most strains are harmless, some can cause food-borne diseases such as gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, and dysentery. According to the scientists, animals like dogs, cats, and chickens that often roam around urban farms “raises the risk of microbial contamination in the irrigation water and soil where the vegetables grow.”But diseases caused by E.coli contamination can be prevented even at home.
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