Table 6. Different HHV infection profiles reported around the world.
Country or Area | Carrier % (carrier/subject) | HHV1 (HSV1) | HHV2 (HSV2) | HHV3 (VZV) | HHV4 (EBV) | HHV5 (CMV) | HHV6 | HHV7 | HHV8 |
Present study | 38.5 (59/153) | 25.4 | - | - | 3.9 | 21.6 | 1.9 | - | - |
Crete [9] | 49.4 (85/172) | 2.1 | - | 3.2* | 39.1 | 56.5 | 66.3 | 0 | - |
Athens [7] | (64/113) | 49.5* | - | 16.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - | |
USA [8] | 45/241) | 3.7 | - | 0.4 | 8.7 | 3.7 | - | - | |
Iran [10] | (16/70) | 22.9* | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Denmark [11] | (10/91) | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | - |
* Significant difference in sperm count or sperm motility in the infertile and fertile groups.