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African salad made from cassava tubers (Manihot esculenta) is a special delicacy enjoyed by both the poor and the rich in our region. This study evaluated the pathogenic bacterial contamination in Roadside African salad and their effect in the gastro intestinal system of man. The study was conducted to note the percentage presence of these contaminants (staph. aureus, salmonella, shigella and Entaemoeba) in African salad juice and also the age group that these organisms infect most in females who enjoy this delicacy alot. 40 subjects were selected at age range (3-35yrs) and grouped in four(4) groups; Group A (control l 0), are apparently healthy subjects who do not eat the delicacy, Group B (10) are females in range of 3-15yrs, Group c (10) are females in the range of 16-25yrs and Group D (10) are females in the age range of 26-35yrs. These are the test groups that consume this delicacy hawked about for one week (7 days) and came up with reports of running stool, fatigue, aches and rising titre of febrile reaction. The result of the study showed that the commonest pathogenic contaminant in African salad is salmonella (80%) and it occurs more often in adult women of 26-35yrs(p<0.05); E. histolytica (50%), shigella, staph. (70%) Aureus (30%) and normal flora (60%). Contraction of E. histolytica from consumption of African salad occur more in groups C and D (p<0.05) while staph. aureus occurred with equal percentage range in groups C and D (p<0.05). It could be deduced from this study that consumption of African salad from road-side hawkers could be unsafe and may give chances to contraction of bacterial pathogens. Key word: African salad, pathogens, Roadside hawkers, and contaminations.

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Evaluation of Pathogenic Bacterial Contaminants in Road Side African Salad (Manihot Esculenta) and Their Effect in the Gastro Intestinal System of Subjects in Enugu Nigeria.