Characterizing the transitioning epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 in the USA: model-based predictions.
CONCLUSION: HSV-1 epidemiology is undergoing a remarkable transition in the US, with less exposure in childhood and more in adulthood, and less oral but more genital acquisition. HSV-1 will persist as a widely prevalent infection, with ever-increasing genital disease burden.
PMID: 30853029 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Herpes - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ayoub HH, Chemaitelly H, Abu-Raddad LJ Tags: BMC Med Source Type: research
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