A serological investigation and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii among Iranian blood donors indicates threat to health of blood recipients

摘要

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease in animals and human caused by the intracellular obligatory protozoan named Toxoplasma gondii. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sero-molecular prevalence and genotyping T. gondii among healthy blood donors in north of Iran.