Over 200 million individuals aged 15–49 likely experienced at least one symptomatic outbreak in 2020, highlighting the urgent ...

The incidence and prevalence of genital HSV type 1 and 2 infections are high worldwide, contributing to the burden of genital ulcer disease.

The rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to pose threats. The prevalence of one uncurable STI in particular – genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 – is at a ...

The researchers found 25.6 million people aged 15 to 49 years had new HSV-2 infections and 519.5 million (13.3%) had existing (prevalent) HSV-2 infections globally in 2020. (HealthDay News ...

Abu-Raddad says his team sees a particular uptick in genital HSV-1 herpes as people enter college "because this is usually ...

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So, how did the most recent estimates compare to those of 2016? “HSV-2 global prevalence was virtually equal in the 2016 and 2020 estimation rounds,” the researchers said. “Considering the ...

An international team of researchers sought to improve upon earlier methods to estimate the prevalence of both types of HSV worldwide in people under 50, starting with the World Health ...

Transmission electron micrograph of herpes simplex virus CDC/Dr Erskine Palmer Around 846 million people aged between 15 and ...

The new infection estimates were published this week in the scientific journal Sexually Transmitted Infections by the BMJ analysing prevalence data for the year 2020. Genital herpes is an ...