Transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 in a Prospective Cohort of HIV‐Negative Gay Men: The Health in Men Study

Abstract

Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 were commonly sexually transmitted, and there were more HSV-1 than HSV-2 seroconversions. Public-health strategies targeted against anogenital herpes increasingly need to take into account the importance of HSV-1 infection.