title: [Seroepidemiology of alphaherpesviruses].
abstract: The seroepidemiology of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type-1 and -2 was studied in different Japanese populations, by applying HSV gG1 and gG2 type-specific antibody assays. HSV-1 infections correlated mostly with age and was widely prevalent among subjects over 40 years old. HSV-2 prevalence varied greatly among subgroups defined by sexual activity and were associated with risk behaviors, from 80% among prostitutes to 7% among pregnant women. Since HSV-1 infection during childhood has been decreasing, primary genital HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection, with its higher frequency of clinical manifestations, will become more important. In contrast, antibody prevalence to varicella-zoster virus has been constantly high in children, with no tendency to change in seroepidemiology of VZV infections so far.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashido
mesh_terms: D018138:Alphaherpesvirinae / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral