Seroprevalencia de Toxoplasma gondii en donantes de sangre en la provincia de Guantánamo

The risk of contamination with Toxoplasma gondii via blood transfusion is increased by the incidence of this parasite in donors and its tolerance to blood processing and storage processes, which turns it into a hazard for risk groups. This disease is not notifiable in Cuba. The interest in learning about the epidemiological behavior of this parasitosis led us to study 562 blood donor samples from the province of Guantanamo, 47.0 % of which tested positive for anti-T. gondii IgG, with over 62 %