Epidemiology of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in the Developing World

Herpes

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Weiss, Helen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing world; Genital herpes; Genital ulcer disease; HIV; HSV 2; Incidence; Prevalence; Seropositivity; STI; Tests; Type specific

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AMERICA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA; WEST INDIES;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 1942531336     PISSN: 09697667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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