Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in Europe: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions.

Lancet Reg Health Eur · 2023 · PMC9929610 · PMID 36818238

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Both analyses suggested declining HSV-2 contribution to both, but the effects did not reach statistical significance, perhaps due to the smaller number of studies included in the analyses.

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

Incidence of neonatal herpes indicated an increasing trend.

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