The epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in Turkey--a review of the literature.

Turkish literature published between 1980-2000 were reviewed from the point of the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in Turkey. The data obtained from this review were collected at five different tables: 1. Hospital patients, 2. People who had close contact with animals or working in meat industry, 3. Apparently healthy people, 4. Special groups such as homosexuals, hemodialysis patients, and 5. The prevalence in animals of live-stocks and domestic animals. The prevalence rates in these groups were as follows: 13.9% -85.3%; 20.7% -57.6%; 23.0% -43.7%; 16.3% - 76.6%; 39.5% -78.0%. The role of meat eating habits of people and living in close contact with cats were emphasized on these high rates.