<qa>  What is the incidence of neonatal herpes in the US?Detailed Description: Despite recent advances, both pregnant women and newborns continue to be at risk of acquiring herpes infection. Genital herpes infections are epidemic in the United States. In the early 1990s, 25 of women in the US were seropositive for the HSV-2 antibody Fleming, 1997. These numbers are likely higher now. The incidence of neonatal herpes in the US cannot be accurately estimated since it is not a reportable disease. However, in some areas of the US, the incidence is 1 in 3,200 live births which would translate to an incidence of approximately three infants a day in the US Brown, 2003. In other areas of the US, the incidence is even higher, approaching 1 in 1,500 liveborns Whitley, personal communication, December 2002. 