TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stopić, Milena
AU  - Štajner, Tijana
AU  - Marković-Denić, Ljiljana
AU  - Nikolić, Vladimir
AU  - Đilas, Iva
AU  - Jovanović Srzentić, Snežana
AU  - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
AU  - Bobić, Branko
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1224
AB  - Toxoplasmosis is a globally distributed parasitic zoonosis, affecting approximately one third of the human population. Epidemiological studies on toxoplasmosis conducted in Serbia so far have been focused on women of childbearing age, without a clear insight into the prevalence in the general population. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a representative sample of the healthy adult population consisting of 1095 blood donors of both genders to establish the prevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection. Data on the demographic and clinical characteristics of all study participants, as well as on their lifestyle habits, were collected by means of a questionnaire. The overall prevalence of infection was 20.5% (224/1095) and the avidity of the specific IgG antibodies detected was high in a vast majority of the seropositive donors (98.2%). Interestingly, the remaining 1.8% of the specific IgG positive samples were of borderline avidity (4/224), in complete absence of specific IgM. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that independent risk factors included age (from OR (95% CI) 1.9 (1.13–3.28) in the 30–39 age group, to 6.8 (3.27–14.24) in the age group of >60 years), suburban living (OR (95% CI) 2.2 (1.43–3.34)) and contact with soil (OR (95% CI) 1.4 (1.01–1.94)). This first large-scale study on toxoplasmosis in the general population in Serbia shows the lowest prevalence ever reported in this country. Moreover, the novel perspective on risk factors provides an updated basis for future prevention programs.
PB  - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
T2  - Microorganisms
T1  - Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in SERBIA: A Cross-Sectional Study on Blood Donors
IS  - 3
SP  - 492
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.3390/microorganisms10030492
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stopić, Milena and Štajner, Tijana and Marković-Denić, Ljiljana and Nikolić, Vladimir and Đilas, Iva and Jovanović Srzentić, Snežana and Đurković-Đaković, Olgica and Bobić, Branko",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Toxoplasmosis is a globally distributed parasitic zoonosis, affecting approximately one third of the human population. Epidemiological studies on toxoplasmosis conducted in Serbia so far have been focused on women of childbearing age, without a clear insight into the prevalence in the general population. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a representative sample of the healthy adult population consisting of 1095 blood donors of both genders to establish the prevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection. Data on the demographic and clinical characteristics of all study participants, as well as on their lifestyle habits, were collected by means of a questionnaire. The overall prevalence of infection was 20.5% (224/1095) and the avidity of the specific IgG antibodies detected was high in a vast majority of the seropositive donors (98.2%). Interestingly, the remaining 1.8% of the specific IgG positive samples were of borderline avidity (4/224), in complete absence of specific IgM. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that independent risk factors included age (from OR (95% CI) 1.9 (1.13–3.28) in the 30–39 age group, to 6.8 (3.27–14.24) in the age group of >60 years), suburban living (OR (95% CI) 2.2 (1.43–3.34)) and contact with soil (OR (95% CI) 1.4 (1.01–1.94)). This first large-scale study on toxoplasmosis in the general population in Serbia shows the lowest prevalence ever reported in this country. Moreover, the novel perspective on risk factors provides an updated basis for future prevention programs.",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
journal = "Microorganisms",
title = "Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in SERBIA: A Cross-Sectional Study on Blood Donors",
number = "3",
pages = "492",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.3390/microorganisms10030492"
}

Stopić, M., Štajner, T., Marković-Denić, L., Nikolić, V., Đilas, I., Jovanović Srzentić, S., Đurković-Đaković, O.,& Bobić, B.. (2022). Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in SERBIA: A Cross-Sectional Study on Blood Donors. in Microorganisms
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)., 10(3), 492.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10030492

Stopić M, Štajner T, Marković-Denić L, Nikolić V, Đilas I, Jovanović Srzentić S, Đurković-Đaković O, Bobić B. Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in SERBIA: A Cross-Sectional Study on Blood Donors. in Microorganisms. 2022;10(3):492.
doi:10.3390/microorganisms10030492 .

Stopić, Milena, Štajner, Tijana, Marković-Denić, Ljiljana, Nikolić, Vladimir, Đilas, Iva, Jovanović Srzentić, Snežana, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, Bobić, Branko, "Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in SERBIA: A Cross-Sectional Study on Blood Donors" in Microorganisms, 10, no. 3 (2022):492,
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10030492 . .