Seroprevalence and risk factors of herpes simplex virus-2 among pregnant women attending antenatal care at health facilities in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia.

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Published in Virol J on March 15, 2016

Authors

Antehun Alemayehu Anjulo1, Tamrat Abebe2, Feleke Hailemichael3, Adane Mihret2,4

Author Affiliations

1: School of Medicine, College of Health sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box: 138, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia. Antehunalemayehu@gmail.com.
2: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
3: School of Public Health, College of Health sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box: 138, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
4: Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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