Risk factors for herpes simplex virus type-1 infection and reactivation: Cross-sectional studies among EPIC-Norfolk participants.
Harriet J ForbesBen WarneLars DoelkenNicole BrennerTim WaterboerRobert LubenNicholas J WarehamCharlotte Warren-GashEffrossyni Gkrania-KlotsasPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Apparent HSV-1 seropositivity and clinical reactivation are common within an ageing UK population. HSV-1 seropositivity is socially patterned while risk factors for oro-labial HSV reactivation are less clear. Further large studies of risk factors are needed to inform HSV-1 control strategies.