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Herpes Simplex Virus Gene Variants among Asymptomatic Women in Ghana: a pilot study

2022-02-18

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Herpes simplex virus infections account for a large burden of disease worldwide. HSV-1 is traditionally considered to cause orofacial infections, whereas HSV-2 is known for genital infections. A number of studies have suggested an increase of genital herpes infections caused by HSV-1. As reporting of diseases caused by herpes simplex virus is not mandatory in Ghana, reliable statistics...

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Literature Corpus work: 8b6a766a-a47b-5080-b41d-990748962986
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1373897/v1

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