Kara Livingston Staffier, Shannon Holmes, Micaela Cook Karlsen, Alexandra Kees, Paulina Shetty, Michelle E Hauser
Evaluation of the reach and utilization of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine's Culinary Medicine Curriculum
Frontiers in nutrition
background toxoplasma gondii estimated infect 33 blood donors worldwide seroprevalence varies widely countries aimed evaluate first time seroprevalence risk factors associated gondii blood donors western romania methods serologic testing demonstrate presence gondii antibodies conducted 1347 healthy blood donors risk factors gondii infection assessed epidemiological questionnaire results overall prevalence gondii antibodies 459 significant ageassociated increase p 0001 326 age group 1825 years 676 age group 5663 years gondii seroprevalence decreased increasing level education 643 individuals graduated elementarymiddle school 404 graduated university p 0001 multiple logistic regression analysis revealed age level education pets cats andor dogs significantly associated gondii infection conclusions study brings new valuable data regarding seroepidemiology gondii infection romania findings indicate high prevalence gondii antibodies blood donors may serve starting point epidemiological studies lead implementation prevention programs toxoplasmosis