Global estimates of prevalent and incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in 2012.

Global estimates of prevalent and incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in 2012.

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection causes significant disease globally. Adolescent and adult infection may present as painful genital ulcers. Neonatal infection has high morbidity and mortality. Additionally, HSV-2 likely contributes substantially to the spread of HIV infection. The globa...

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Main Authors: Katharine J Looker, Amalia S Magaret, Katherine M E Turner, Peter Vickerman, Sami L Gottlieb, Lori M Newman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4301914?pdf=render

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