Abstract
Herpes simplex virus still represents the most common and potentially serious viral complication in pregnant women. This cross-sectional hospital-based study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of infection among pregnant women attending Martyr Ali Abd Alfattah Hospital, eighty blood specimens were collected from pregnant (aged between15 and 45years old) that were suspected to be infected, with herpes simplex viruses from Khartoum during November 2019. Specimen examined by using immunochromatography test (ICT) For IgM antibodies. One full drop of serum and tow drops of buffer in the specimen was added to the well of the test device .and then start the timer, the result was read after 15 minutes. The result showed that all eighty specimens were negative for herpes simplex virus infection. This indicates low prevalence of herpes simplex virus infection among pregnant women attending Martyr Ali Abdelfattah Hospital. Additional studies are needed to sure the low prevalence of the HSV and educational programs must be applied to present the risk factors, route of transmission and method of prevention.
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