Welcome

Welcome to the information page for Italy. Here you can find details of the Italian Herpes Forum (IHF), with other relevant local organizations and activities in Italy.

Mission Statement

The IHF's aims are to:

• Raise awareness among specialists, primary care physicians and patients on herpes issues in Italy

• Establish the IHF as the authoritative source of information on herpes for healthcare providers and decision makers in Italy.

IHF members are committed to adapting and updating IHMF materials and documents for local use.

Board Members

Fausto Boselli, MD
Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologiche,
Ostetriche e Pediatriche
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Marco Cusini, MD
Responsabile Centro MTS, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Milano

Giuseppe Gentile, MD
Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Cellulari ed Ematologia
Università 'La Sapienza' di Roma

Pietro Martino, MD
Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Cellulari ed Ematologia
Università 'La Sapienza' di Roma

Giorgio Palù, MD
Direttore Dipartimento di Istologia,
Microbiologia e Biotecnologie Mediche
Università di Padova

Barbara Suligoi, MD
Reparto AIDS e MST.
Laboratorio di epidemiologia e biostatistica
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Roma

Antonio Volpi, MD
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica
Università di Roma 'Tor Vergata'

Vincenzo Vullo, MD
I cattedra Malattie Infettive
Università 'La Sapienza'
Policlinico Umberto I, Roma

Current Activities and Future Plans

• Guidelines for the management of CMV infection and disease in transplant patients

• Guidelines for the management of herpes zoster

• Guidelines for the management of genital herpes in pregnancy

• Epidemiology studies on the prevalence of HSV-2 in Italy

Future Projects

• Guidelines for the management of varicella

Other Useful Organizations

• Istituto Superiore Di Sanita, Rome, Italy.