Neonatal Herpes Reporting in the United States: Review of Current Policies by State

Natalie Saremi; Katherine A Lewis; Jeffrey D Klausner

doi:10.1093/jpids/piae031

Neonatal Herpes Reporting in the United States: Review of Current Policies by State

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 May 30;13(5):297-299. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piae031.

Authors

Natalie Saremi¹, Katherine A Lewis¹, Jeffrey D Klausner¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Abstract

Despite its devastating impact, neonatal herpes is not a nationally notifiable condition. As of 2023 it is only reportable in 6 states. A consistently applied case definition with designation as a nationally notifiable condition would optimize surveillance and preventative efforts.

Keywords: disease notifiability; health policy; herpes simplex virus; neonatal herpes; surveillance data.

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Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Disease Notification
Female
Health Policy
Herpes Simplex* / epidemiology
Herpes Simplex* / prevention & control
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / prevention & control
United States / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

Neonatal herpes

Abstract

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MeSH terms

Supplementary concepts

Grants and funding