WCM-Q researchers find herpes virus rates falling in Asia – MENAFN.COM

  • Date: 26-Jun-2021
  • Source: MENAFN
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Qatar
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WCM-Q researchers find herpes virus rates falling in Asia – MENAFN.COM















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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have found that more than one in 10 of the population in Asia is infected with the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), yet prevalence is declining by 2% yearly.


The study was conducted by the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group (IDEG) at WCM-Q and WHO Collaborating Center for Disease