Seroepidemiology of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 (HSV-2) Among Incarcerated Population of Potiskum Medium Security Prison Potiskum Yobe State: Study of Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been identified as the major public health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries, where the resources for their management are scarce [1]. Herpes Simplex Type-2 (HSV-2) is a one of the sexually transmitted disease and it is one of the most common courses of Genetal Ulcer Disease (GUD) [2]. HSV is a long life infection with rare to frequent recurrences of symptomatic and asymptomatic genetal shedding of 2-serotypes of virus most commonly HSV-2 and sometimes HSV-1 [3]. The effort to control STDs in developing countries are hampered by inadequate number of specialists STD clinics to support the need of population, lack of suitable diagnostic techniques and ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 3 (2015) pp. 632-637 http://www.ijcmas.com