Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma infection in blood donors in Jahrom District,Southern Iran

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine 2015-12, Vol.5 (12), p.1060-1064
• Main Authors: Davami, Mohammad Hassan, Pourahmad, Morteza, Baharlou, Rasoul, Jahromi, Abdolreza Sotoodeh, Vasmejani, Abbass Ahmadi, Solhjoo, Kavous, Fallah, Hamid Reza, Kalantari, Mohsen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Blood donors; donors; ELISA; Iran; ELISA; Iran; Toxoplasma; Toxoplasma; Blood
• ISSN: 2221-1691; 2588-9222
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.09.016

Objective:To identify the anti-Toxoplasma antibodies from blood donors who referred to blood transfusion bases of Jahrom County,using ELISA method.Methods:Based on the prevalence and characteristics method,400 serum samples were collected from blood donors referred to Jahrom blood transfusion bases,Southern Iran,during 2010–2011,designed at testing by ELISA.Ig M and Ig G antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were tested using ELISA kits(Dia-Pro)on serums.The data were analysed by SPSS 19 software.Results:Review of 400 cases,54 of them were Ig G positive for parasites(13.5%)and 346of those with negative Ig G(86.5%).In Ig M examination,1.75%of them have been positive Ig M(7 cases)and 98.25%of them were Ig M negative(393 cases).By comparing the different group ages,40–50 year age group had the highest prevalence of Ig G positive(17.9%)and the age group of 30–40 years had the highest incidence of Ig M negative(2.5%).Conclusions:Due to the serological infection rate of toxoplasmosis obtained from this study,toxoplasmosis should be considered as a significant transfusion risk factor in Jahrom and also in any region with similar situations.