UAE National Data on Viral STDs

• Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) – data on HSV 2
• estimated prevalence: 45 million infected, or 1 in 6 people
• estimated incidence: 1.6 million new cases each year

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

estimated prevalence: 20 million infected, or 1 in 8 people

subgroups may have 50% or more infected, 20 to 24 year old

women have highest prevalence

• estimated incidence: 6.2 million new cases each year
• Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) – not commonly transmitted sexually
• estimated prevalence: 3.2 million chronically infected
• estimated incidence: 17,000 new cases each year
• Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
• estimated prevalence: 1.4 million chronically infected
• estimated incidence: 43,000 new cases each year
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• estimated prevalence: 1.1 million infected
• estimated incidence: 56,300 new cases each year

HSV is a life-long STD. Cases build up as the pool of infected people
gets larger over time.
Some viruses like HBV and HPV self-resolve in most cases.
Therefore, the prevalence may not be as high over time, even though
they may have a high incidence rate each year.