Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil

Flavia Freitas de Oliveira Bonfim; Livia Melo Villar; Julio Croda; Solange Rodrigues da Silva; Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Goncalves; Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro; Grazielli Rocha de Rezende Romeira; Gabriela Alves Cesar; Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres; Marco Aurelio Horta; Simone Simionatto; Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro; Vanessa Salete de Paula

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Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil

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Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil

Flavia Freitas de Oliveira Bonfim, Livia Melo Villar, Julio Croda, Solange Rodrigues da Silva, Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Goncalves, Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende Romeira, Gabriela Alves Cesar, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres, Marco Aurelio Horta, …

Tropical medicine and infectious disease, Vol.8(4), 197

29/03/2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8040197

PMID: 37104324

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Infectious Diseases

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Parasitology

Science & Technology

Tropical Medicine

human alphaherpesvirus 2

human herpes virus 2

indigenous

ethnicity

Sexually transmitted Human alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) causes genital ulcers, especially among sexually active adolescents and adults. We estimated the exact prevalence of anti-HSV-2 antibodies and correlated it with the demographic and behavioral aspects of the Indigenous population of the Jaguapirú and Bororó villages (Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil). In total, 1360 individuals (>18 years old) were administered serologic tests. The prevalence of anti-HSV-2 IgM was 12.9%, that of anti-HSV-2 IgG was 57.2%, and 8.5% cases tested positive for both HSV-2 IgM and IgG. The prevalence of anti-HSV-2 antibodies was higher in females (59.5%) compared to males (49%), with an OR of 0.64 (0.49–0.83). Anti-HSV-2 antibodies were found in 14.2%, 12.3%, 15.4%, and 14.5% of participants with urinary problems, genital wounds, genital warts, and urethral discharge, respectively. In summary, the seroprevalence of HSV-2 in the Indigenous population was five times higher than that reported in the general adult Brazilian population. Educational level, income level, smoking, condom use, incarceration, illicit drug abuse, the sharing of used needles and syringes without adequate disinfection, homosexual relationships, prostitution, the sexual practices among drug users, and avoidance of contraceptive methods could contribute to the facilitation of HSV-2 transmission in the Indigenous population. Our results may help develop culturally appropriate intervention programs that eliminate health-access barriers and improve the implementation of public health policies aimed at promoting information regarding and preventing, treating, and controlling HSV-2 infection in Brazilian Indigenous populations.

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Title: Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil
Creators: Flavia Freitas de Oliveira Bonfim - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Livia Melo Villar - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Julio Croda - Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine
Solange Rodrigues da Silva - Universidade Federal do Amapá
Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Goncalves - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro - Southern Cross University
Grazielli Rocha de Rezende Romeira - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Gabriela Alves Cesar - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Marco Aurelio Horta - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Simone Simionatto - Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados
Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Vanessa Salete de Paula - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Publication Details: Tropical medicine and infectious disease, Vol.8(4), 197
Publisher: Mdpi
Number of pages: 15
Identifiers: 991013121012602368
Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Academic Unit: Environmental Analysis Laboratory
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil

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