seroprevalence and risk factors of herpes simplex virus type-2 infection among pregnant women in northeast india. | abstract: background: herpes simplex virus type-2 (hsv-2) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections that facilitate human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) acquisition by over two fold or more. the development of hsv-2 control methods as a measure to control hiv epidemic in high hsv-2/hiv areas has become a priority. two out of the six high hiv prevalent states of india are located in the northeastern region of india. due to lack of documented hsv-2 studies from this part of the coun ... | 2011 | 22111810 |