Sex in the City.. 
26% of New Yorkers have Genital Herpes.

Below is a collection of links gathered by searching for "herpes" in Google news. As usual, the media is peddling fear and sensationalism while not really telling the whole story.

26% sounds like a lot, but for the whole country the average is around 19% so it's one out of four in NYC and one out of 5 for the country.

The linking to HIV, while it has some basis in statistics, greatly overstates the actual risk to the general population.

 

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One in four New Yorkers has genital herpes
AFP - 9 hours ago
NEW YORK (AFP) — One in four adults living in New York City has the virus that causes genital herpes, and among African-Americans the rate is almost 50 ...
Genital Herpes Infected a Quarter of New Yorkers (Update1)
Bloomberg - 13 hours ago
By Shannon Pettypiece June 9 (Bloomberg) -- More than one in four New Yorkers were infected with genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease that can ...
Sex in the city a risky business
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 17 hours ago
SEX in the city can be risky, New York health officials say, after a new study found more than a quarter of the Big Apple's adult residents are infected ...
City’s Genital Herpes Rate Is Above National Average
New York Times, United States - Jun 9, 2008
By Sewell Chan More than one-fourth of adult New Yorkers — 26 percent, compared to the national average of 19 percent — are infected with herpes simplex ...
Survey: One in Four New Yorkers Has Genital Herpes
Village Voice, NY - Jun 9, 2008
More than one fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus the causes genital herpes, the Department of Health announced today. ...
Study: 1 in 4 adults in NYC have herpes virus
The Associated Press - Jun 9, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — A city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes. ...
Non-Sex Travel: New York Has Herpes
Jaunted - 1 hour ago
The New York City Department of Health released a survey yesterday showing that one out of every four New Yorkers has genital herpes. ...
Herpes More Common in NYC Than Rest of Country
Gothamist, NY - 5 hours ago
Time to break out the subway condoms! The Health Department reported yesterday that "more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with Herpes ...
New York City Gone Wild: One in Four Have Herpes Virus
Lifesite, PA - 6 hours ago
By Peter J. Smith NEW YORK, June 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - More than a quarter of the residents of New York, the city that never sleeps, now live with ...
26% Of NYC Population Impacted By Genital Herpes
ChattahBox, MA - 9 hours ago
New York (ChattahBox) - The Department of Health has come out and stated that 26% of adults in NYC are infected with Herpes Simplex Virus-2, the virus which ...
Genital Herpes Running Rampent Across New York City
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases, Canada - 13 hours ago
June 10 2008 - Genital herpes is being diagnosed in the city of New York at an alarming rate, with one in four people now living with the sexually ...
HIGH RISK OF HERPES IN GOTHAM
New York Post, NY - 17 hours ago
By DAN MANGAN About 26 percent of New York City adults have the virus that causes genital herpes - 7 percentage points above the US average, a city Health ...
Side Effects of sex in the city
TheMedGuru, India - 18 hours ago
by Neharika Sabharwal Young men and women in New York City need to be more cautious when it comes to their dating scene now. A recent survey conducted by ...
Report: Quarter of New Yorkers Carrying Herpes Virus
theTrumpet.com, OK - 22 hours ago
Over a quarter of New York City adults are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes, according to a recent study released by the New York City ...
Genital Herpes Affects 26 Percent Of NYC Population
eFluxMedia - Jun 9, 2008
By Ona Zachary The Department Of Health announced that more than one fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with Herpes Simplex Virus-2, the virus that ...
City Sees Spike In STDs
NY1, NY - Jun 9, 2008
The Department of Health released results of a survey Monday that show more than a quarter of adults in New York City are infected with the virus that ...
26 percent of NYC has genital herpes
United Press International - Jun 9, 2008
NEW YORK, June 9 (UPI) -- Twenty-sex percent of New York City residents have genital herpes, compared to 19 percent nationally, New York health officials ...
Herpes Is Common Among New Yorkers
Truthdig, United States - Jun 9, 2008
Twenty-six percent of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes. That’s seven points above the national average. ...
Over 25% Of NYC Population Hit With Genital Herpes
dBTechno, MA - 12 hours ago
New York (dbTechno) - According to the Department of Health, more than 25% of adults in New York City are infected with Herpes Simplex Virus-2, ...
Study: One-Fourth Of NYC Residents Have Herpes
WCCO, MN - 21 hours ago
NEW YORK (CBS) ― Now might be the time for New Yorkers to take advantage of the free condom campaign the city promotes. A new study by the city's Health ...


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