Prevalence and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among blood donors in eastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Toxoplasmagondii is a zoonotic parasite infecting approximately one-third of blood donors worldwide; hence, a better understanding of the prevalence of and associated risk factors for T. gondii infection among blood donors is necessary. This study, therefore, aimed to elucidate the infection risk in Zhejiang Province, China via cross-sectional investigation combined with a case-control design.

Methods

Blood samples were collected from 1807 blood donors for the cross-sectional survey between January 2023 and December 2024 in Zhejiang, eastern China. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and quantitative polymerase chain reaction were used to investigate the prevalence of T. gondii. Questionnaires were used to collect demographic information. In total, 40 seropositive a

SUBMITTER: Gao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481739 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature