Welcome

Welcome to the information page for Norway. Here you can find information about the Norwegian Herpes Management Forum (NHMF).

The NHMF was established to improve the awareness, understanding, counselling and management of infections caused by herpesviruses. The NHMF is steered by a board of five national opinion leaders. The main activity is to arrange a national yearly meeting to update medical professionals in all aspects of knowledge and medical management of herpesvirus infections – especially herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus and cytomegalovirus infections, but also Epstein-Barr virus, and human herpesvirus type 6, type 7 and type 8.

Meetings

The NHMF has not held regular meetings during the last couple of years. It recommends visiting Ask the Expert where people can get valuable information on herpes infections.

Delegates from Norway have taken part in all the IHMF annual meetings arranged.

Publications

1. Nilsen A & Myrmel H. Changing trend in genital herpes simplex virus infection in Bergen, Norway. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2000;79:693–696

2. Nilsen A. Systemic antiviral treatment in genital herpes simplex virus infection (in Norwegian). Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen 2002;122:2805–2806

3. Nilsen A, Ulvestad E, Marsden H, Langeland N, Myrmel H, Matre R, Haarr. Performance characteristics of glycoprotein G based assays for detection of anti HSV-2 antibodies in human sera. J Virol Methods 2003;107:21–27

4. Nilsen A, Mwakagile D, Marsden H, Langeland N, Haarr L. Comparative study of prevalence and risk factors for HSV-2 antibodies in STD-patients, pregnant women, blood donors and medical students in Tanzania and Norway. (submitted)

5. A paper on the treatment of herpes zoster is in preparation.

6. Mwansasu A, Mwakagile D, Haarr L, Langeland N. Detection of HSV-2 in genital ulcers from STD patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. J Clin Virol 2002;24:183–192.

C. Kasubi MJ, Nilsen A, Marsden HS, Bergstrøm T, Langeland N, Haarr L. A branched, synthetic oligopeptide corresponding to a region of glycoprotein G of HSV-1 reacts sensitively and specifically with HSV-1 antibodies in an ELISA. J Virol Methods 2005. (in print)