A new study reports a rise in severe neonatal herpes infections after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers identified 62 HSV cases among 632,000+ infants, with an incidence of 9.8 per 100,000 births. 
The most severe form of disease increased after 2021. 
A new study published in Pediatrics suggests that cases of the most severe form of herpes infection in newborns rose significantly following the COVID pandemic. The findings also indicate that herpes ...