Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in Africa: a systematic review

S Rajagopal, A Magaret, N Mugo… - Open forum infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The burden of HSV type 2 varies substantially by region, with the highest incidence and
prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. We undertook a systematic review to identify studies …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 epidemiology in Latin America and the Caribbean: Systematic review and meta-analytics

L Sukik, M Alyafei, M Harfouche, LJ Abu-Raddad - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To investigate the epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in Latin
America and the Caribbean. Methods Systematic review and meta-analytics guided by the …

[PDF][PDF] An estimate of the global prevalence and incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection

KJ Looker, GP Garnett… - Bulletin of the World …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global prevalence and incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2
(HSV-2) infection in 2003. METHODS: A systematic review was undertaken of published …

Age-specific prevalence of infection with herpes simplex virus types 2 and 1: a global review

JS Smith, NJ Robinson - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Information on age-and sex-specific prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV)
types 2 and 1 infections is essential to optimize genital herpes control strategies, which …

Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among attendees of a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Italy

M Cusini, M Cusan, C Parolin, L Scioccati… - Sexually transmitted …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A cross-sectional study was performed to ascertain the HSV-2 prevalence
among 919 persons attending an STD clinic in northern Italy. A HSV-2-specific glycoprotein …

Herpes simplex virus type 2 seroprevalence among different national populations of Middle East and North African men

SR Dargham, GK Nasrallah, ES Al-Absi… - Sexually transmitted …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background There are limited data on herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence
in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We examined country-and age-specific HSV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Herpes simplex virus: global infection prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016

C James, M Harfouche, NJ Welton… - Bulletin of the World …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To generate global and regional estimates for the prevalence and incidence of
herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 infection for 2016. Methods To obtain data, we …

Antenatal seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in Canadian women: HSV-2 prevalence increases throughout the reproductive years

DM Patrick, M Dawar, DA Cook, M Krajden… - Sexually transmitted …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Antenatal Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV... : Sexually Transmitted
Diseases Antenatal Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) in Canadian …

Estimating seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 among different Middle East and North African male populations residing in Qatar

GK Nasrallah, SR Dargham… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
HSV‐1 epidemiology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains poorly
understood. Our study aimed to measure HSV‐1 antibody prevalence (seroprevalence) and …

Epidemiology of genital herpes simplex virus infection in developed countries.

JE Malkin - Herpes: the journal of the IHMF, 2004 - europepmc.org
Comparisons of the seroepidemiology of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection within
and between countries are hampered by variations in tests, methods and populations …