Low prevalences of HIV infection and HSV genital shedding in the general adult female population in Senegal

Low prevalences of HIV infection and HSV genital shedding in the general adult female population in Senegal

Introduction: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the main co-factor for heterosexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa, and could be involved in the dynamics of the HIV epidemic in Senegal. Methodology: Genital shedding of HSV was evaluated in adult females who...

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Main Authors: Silman Diawara, Laurent Bélec, Ahmadou Dem, Seydou Mbaye, Halimatou Diop Ndiaye, Mathieu Matta, Sokhna Bousso Gueye, Souleymane Mboup, Coumba Toure Kane
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
HSV-1
HSV-2
HIV
childbearing-age women
Senegal
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6227
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