Genital Herpes Has Played a More Important Role than Any Other Sexually Transmitted Infection in Driving HIV Prevalence in Africa
Figure 5
Epidemiologic synergy between HIV and HSV-2.
Measures of the impact on HIV of the epidemiologic synergy between the two infections in diverse HSV-2 settings. The PAFSus, PAFInf, PAFSus+Inf, and HIV excess prevalence as a function of HSV-2 prevalence. The HIV prevalence in absence of interaction is at 20%.
