Prevalence of antibodies against herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in children and young people in an urban region in Tanzania.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on August 01, 2006

Authors

Mabula Joseph Kasubi1, Arvid Nilsen, Howard S Marsden, Tomas Bergström, Nina Langeland, Lars Haarr

Author Affiliations

1: Center for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Associated clinical trials:

HSV Oral Reactivation in Children | NCT01878279

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