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Leafy vegetalizes are reich in vitaminas, mineral and. deitar febres, providing important health benefits, which ends up attracting consumers, who usually eat them in the raw form, being exposed to contamination by enteroparasites. The objective of the study was to verify the possible presence of enteroparasites in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) sold in three municipal markets in Rio Branco, Acre. 26 samples of lettuce were analyzed, where the lettuce leaves were washed, in a solution containing 250 mL of distilled water and. five drops of detergent. The liquid was filtered through eight-fold gauze and. left to settle for 24 hours at room temperature. After the elapsed time, the supernatant was discarded, slides were prepared and. analyzed under an optical microscope. The results obtained in this study showed contamination in 96.2% of the total samples of lettuce analyzed. The main parasitic structures found were: Ascaridia sp., Eimeria sp., Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica, Ancylostoma sp., Strongyloides stercoralis, Enterobius vermicularis, Dipylidium caninum, Trichuris trichiura, Diphillobothrium latum e Balantidium sp. The most abundant enteroparasite was Ascaridia sp., 164 (430) specimens were found in the samples, representing 38.14% of the total enteroparasites found. Ascaridia sp. was also the most common enteroparasite, was found in 42.3% of the total samples analyzed. In this context, ingestion of raw lettuce from the municipal markets studied may pose a potential risk to consumers if they are not properly sanitized. This demonstrates the importance of good cleaning and disinfection of lettuce leaves before consumption.

OCORRÊNCIA DE ENTEROPARASITAS EM ALFACES (Lactuca sativa) COMERCIALIZADAS EM MERCADOS MUNICIPAIS EM RIO BRANCO, ACRE