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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 5.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Glob Health. 2017 Jan 31;5(3):e300–e309. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30362-X

Table 4.

Sensitivity analysis for estimates of annual neonatal herpes cases during 2010–2015, varying neonatal herpes transmission risk (presented as lowest estimate; highest estimate)

Any neonatal herpes
Region Maternal age group (years) Total
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49
Americas 130; 1193 223; 2195 204; 2135 136; 1512 65; 759 16; 200 2; 28 777; 8022
Africa 291; 2066 433; 3645 336; 3264 208; 2252 107; 1263 38; 469 13; 167 1425; 13126
Eastern Mediterranean 43; 360 80; 784 63; 736 35; 465 16; 233 5; 78 1; 19 243; 2674
Europe 21; 195 65; 657 75; 836 53; 646 22; 285 4; 58 0; 4 241; 2680
South-East Asia 32; 231 135; 1070 113; 971 58; 526 25; 243 8; 78 3; 26 374; 3146
Western Pacific 38; 321 326; 2863 243; 2250 89; 874 33; 334 10; 107 2; 17 741; 6767
Global total 552; 4365 1225; 11213 1000; 10193 564; 6275 262; 3117 79; 991 20; 262 3703; 36415
Neonatal herpes due to a maternal HSV-1 infection
Region Maternal age group (years) Total
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49
Americas 90; 918 141; 1554 116; 1388 70; 904 30; 418 7; 102 1; 14 454; 5928
Africa 3; 26 1; 11 0; 7 0; 4 0; 3 0; 1 0; 0 4; 53
Eastern Mediterranean 19; 187 26; 308 15; 229 6; 125 2; 59 1; 19 0; 5 69; 932
Europe 16; 157 41; 466 38; 512 21; 346 7; 136 1; 25 0; 2 124; 1644
South-East Asia 5; 44 4; 58 1; 27 0; 11 0; 5 0; 1 0; 0 11; 146
Western Pacific 25; 251 166; 1896 91; 1238 24; 405 7; 135 2; 39 0; 6 315; 3972
Global total 157; 1584 379; 4293 262; 3401 122; 1796 46; 756 10; 188 1; 26 977; 12045
Neonatal herpes due to a maternal HSV-2 infection
Region Maternal age group (years) Total
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35––39 40–44 45–49
Americas 40; 275 82; 641 88; 747 67; 608 35; 341 10; 98 1; 15 323; 2724
Africa 289; 2040 432; 3633 336; 3257 207; 2248 107; 1260 38; 468 13; 166 1421; 13073
Eastern Mediterranean 24; 173 54; 476 48; 508 29; 339 14; 174 4; 59 1; 14 173; 1742
Europe 5; 37 24; 191 37; 324 32; 301 15; 148 3; 32 0; 2 116; 1036
South-East Asia 27; 187 131; 1012 112; 944 57; 514 25; 239 8; 77 3; 26 363; 2999
Western Pacific 10; 70 123; 967 118; 1012 51; 468 20; 199 7; 68 1; 11 329; 2795
Global total 395; 2781 846; 6920 738; 6792 442; 4479 216; 2361 69; 802 19; 235 2726; 24370

Estimates are presented by HSV type and maternal age group. Totals may be slightly different due to rounding. Numbers of cases are given in integers. It should be noted that all numbers are model estimates. Measurement resolution should not be interpreted as indicative of precision.