In women with herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2 and HIV-1 coinfection, cervical shedding of HSV is associated with higher levels of HIV-1 expression, researchers report in the December 6th issue of AIDS.
As lead researcher Dr. R. Scott McClelland told Reuters Health, “HIV-1 seropositive individuals who are also infected with herpes simplex virus may be at increased risk for transmitting HIV-1 to sexual partners even when they do not have clinically evident genital herpes.”
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