Highlights•Herpes simplex types 1 and 2 cause lifelong persistent infections.•Current
treatment with nucleoside drugs is not optimal.•First therapeutic vaccines are in clinical …

INTRODUCTION The herpes virus was named by the Greek physician Hippocrates who
called it herpes because the lesions appeared near each other and were vesicular. Herpes …

Objective To describe the epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in Europe.
Methods We systematically reviewed HSV-1 related publications, conducted various meta …

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV‐2) infection is a prevalent, sexually transmitted infection
with poorly characterized prevalence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region …

BACKGROUND: An increasing number of women serve in the military and are exposed to
trauma during service that can lead to mental health problems. Understanding how these …

Background The objective of this study was to characterize herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-
1) epidemiology in Canada. Methods HSV-1 publications as recent as December 6, 2021 …

Background Although there are more recent estimate of genital herpes prevalence,
incidence estimates in the United States (US) have not been updated since 2008. Methods …

Previous psychological studies have paid extensive attention to the association between
psychosocial stress and symptomatic herpes simplex virus (HSV) recurrence, but …

Objective To characterise epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in Latin
America and the Caribbean. Methods HSV-2 reports were systematically reviewed and …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection is a lifelong infection that is acquired primarily
orally and during childhood. We aimed to characterise HSV-1 epidemiology in Australia and …