Get up to speed on herpes simplex virus (HSV-1/HSV-2) epidemiology, novel antibodies, vaccine development, and cure strategies for genital herpes.

Background. Daily suppressive therapy with valacyclovir reduces risk of sexual transmission of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in HSV-2–serodiscordant heterosexual couples by 48%. Whether ...

HealthDay News — A once-promising investigational vaccine against herpes viruses showed only 20% efficacy against herpes genital disease in a large clinical trial designed to mimic the general ...

The rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to pose threats. The prevalence of one uncurable STI in particular – genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 – is at a global high, ...

HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals. You may not know you have herpes because it ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background and Objectives: The genital herpes epidemic continues, in part, because patients with subclinical or atypical presentations cannot ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

– ABI-5366 is currently being evaluated in ongoing Phase 1b clinical trial with interim proof-of-concept data expected in fall 2025 – SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., December 22, 2025--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Assembly ...

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