en Related Fields Related Fields مقاله کوتاه Short Communication <strong>Background:</strong> Herpes simplex virus&nbsp;type&nbsp;2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence has been shown to be a potential sign of infection in pregnant women, and it could be applied to check HSV-2 transmission. This study evaluated the anti-HSV-2 IgG prevalence in pregnant women who were referred to health centers in Urmia, Northwest of Iran, during 2014-2015. <strong>Methods</strong>: Serum samples were collected from 86 pregnant women and tested for Anti-HSV-2-specific IgG using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays kit. <strong>Results</strong>: Five (5.8%) pregnant women showed the presence of Anti-HSV-2-specific IgG antibodies. Previous abortion was reported in 16 (19.7%) and 2 subjects in the seronegative and seropositive groups, respectively. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Data from the present study indicate a lower number of HSV-2 seropositives among the pregnant women in Urmia. This reduction would be a result of low number of studied subjects used in the present study; hence, assessing a large sample is recommended.&nbsp; Herpes simplex virus type 2, Sexually transmitted disease, Iran 136 139 http://ibj.pasteur.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-788&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zakieh Rostamzadeh Khameneh 0000-0001-8694-9089 Yes Solid Tumor Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Nariman Sepehrvand 0000-0000-0000-0000 No Research Fellow and Graduate Student, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Canada Mahshid Mohammadian 0000-0002-9546-972X No Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran