Publications

Publications from OUS - Dept of Infect.Dis. RG Tropical Diseases and Reprod Health

258 publications found

Publications 2024

  1. Arefaine M, Johannessen A, Teklehaymanot T, Mihret A, Alemayehu DH, Osman M, Mulu A, Berhe N (2024)
    A prospective, multicenter study of hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine with or without hepatitis B immunoglobulin in preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in Ethiopia
    Vaccine, 42 (26), 126461 (in press)
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126461, PubMed 39426287
  2. Ismael NY, Usmael SA, Belay NB, Mekonen HD, Johannessen A, Orlien SM (2024)
    Chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Eastern Ethiopia: Clinical characteristics and determinants of cirrhosis
    World J Hepatol, 16 (7), 995-1008
    DOI 10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.995, PubMed 39086536
  3. Jensenius M, Mørch K, Yaqub S, Halvorsen DS, Reims HM, Björk IG, Røsok BI, Oltmanns G, Helbak K, Øines Ø, Lier T (2024)
    Alveolar echinococcosis
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (10)
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0121, PubMed 39254012
  4. Jensenius M, Mørch K, Yaqub S, Halvorsen DS, Reims HM, Björk IG, Røsok BI, Oltmanns G, Helbak K, Øines Ø, Lier T (2024)
    Correction: Alveolar echinococcosis
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0494, PubMed 39319794
  5. Johannessen A, Midgard H (2024)
    [Not Available]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (9)
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0365, PubMed 39166991
  6. Johannessen A, Reikvam DH, Aleman S, Berhe N, Weis N, Desalegn H, Stenstad T, Heggelund L, Samuelsen E, Karlsen LN, Lindahl K, Pettersen FO, Iversen J, Kleppa E, Bollerup S, Winckelmann AA, Brugger-Synnes P, Simonsen HE, Svendsen J, Kran AB, Holmberg M, Olsen IC, Rueegg CS, Dalgard O (2024)
    Clinical trial: An open-label, randomised trial of different re-start strategies after treatment withdrawal in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 60 (4), 434-445
    DOI 10.1111/apt.18147, PubMed 38970293
  7. Kjeseth T, Line PD, Khan A, Solheim JM, Bjørk IG, Sundal J, Jensenius M, Yaqub S (2024)
    Ex-situ liver resection for complex Echinococcus multilocularis infection: a case report
    J Surg Case Rep, 2024 (6), rjae410
    DOI 10.1093/jscr/rjae410, PubMed 38868544
  8. Martinez SG, Mbabazi PS, Sebitloane MH, Vwalika B, Mocumbi S, Galaphaththi-Arachchige HN, Holmen SD, Randrianasolo B, Roald B, Olowookorun F, Hyera F, Mabote S, Nemungadi TG, Ngcobo TV, Furumele T, Ndhlovu PD, Gerdes MW, Gundersen SG, Mkhize-Kwitshana ZL, Taylor M, Mhlanga REE, Kjetland EF (2024)
    The WHO atlas for female-genital schistosomiasis: Co-design of a practicable diagnostic guide, digital support and training
    PLOS Glob Public Health, 4 (3), e0002249
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002249, PubMed 38498490
  9. Nemungadi TG, Kleppa E, Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Pillay P, Gundersen SG, Vennervald BJ, Ndhlovu PD, Taylor M, Naidoo S, Kjetland EF (2024)
    Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 18 (3), e0011798
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011798, PubMed 38536861
  10. Riis ÅG, Jensenius M, Greve OJ, Lier T, Nylenna Ø, Yaqub S (2024)
    [Not Available]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (9)
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0727, PubMed 39167006

Publications 2023

  1. Desalegn H, Orlien SMS, Aberra H, Mamo E, Grude S, Hommersand K, Berhe N, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2023)
    Five-year results of a treatment program for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia
    BMC Med, 21 (1), 373
    DOI 10.1186/s12916-023-03082-4, PubMed 37775742
  2. Shukla JD, Kleppa E, Holmen S, Ndhlovu PD, Mtshali A, Sebitloane M, Vennervald BJ, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Kjetland EF (2023)
    The Association Between Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Other Infections of the Lower Genital Tract in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Africa
    J Low Genit Tract Dis, 27 (3), 291-296
    DOI 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000756, PubMed 37379442
  3. Vasiliu A, Köhler N, Altpeter E, Ægisdóttir TR, Amerali M, de Oñate WA, Bakos Á, D'Amato S, Cirillo DM, van Crevel R, Davidaviciene E, Demuth I, Domínguez J, Duarte R, Günther G, Guthmann JP, Hatzianastasiou S, Holm LH, Herrador Z, Hribar U, Huberty C, Ibraim E, Jackson S, Jensenius M, Josefsdottir KS et al. (2023)
    Tuberculosis incidence in foreign-born people residing in European countries in 2020
    Euro Surveill, 28 (42)
    DOI 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.42.2300051, PubMed 37855907
  4. Woldemedihn GM, Aberra H, Desalegn H, Berhe N, Belay DB, Rueegg CS, Johannessen A (2023)
    Renal Safety of Long-term Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Treatment in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B
    Open Forum Infect Dis, 10 (8), ofad404
    DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofad404, PubMed 37614515

Publications 2022

  1. Campbell SM, Pettersen FO, Brekke H, Hanevik K, Robertson LJ (2022)
    Transition to PCR diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in the Norwegian healthcare system: could the increase in reported cases be due to higher sensitivity or a change in the testing algorithm?
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 41 (5), 835-839
    DOI 10.1007/s10096-022-04426-3, PubMed 35243573
  2. Ellingjord-Dale M, Kalleberg KT, Istre MS, Nygaard AB, Brunvoll SH, Eggesbø LM, Dahl JA, Kjetland EF, Ursin G, Søraas A (2022)
    The use of public transport and contraction of SARS-CoV-2 in a large prospective cohort in Norway
    BMC Infect Dis, 22 (1), 252
    DOI 10.1186/s12879-022-07233-5, PubMed 35287611
  3. Jacobson J, Pantelias A, Williamson M, Kjetland EF, Krentel A, Gyapong M, Mbabazi PS, Djirmay AG (2022)
    Addressing a silent and neglected scourge in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa by development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) for health workers
    Reprod Health, 19 (1), 20
    DOI 10.1186/s12978-021-01252-2, PubMed 35073965
  4. Mørch K, Pettersen FO (2022)
    [Monkeypox in Norway]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (10)
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0412, PubMed 35763853
  5. Nemungadi TG, Furumele TE, Gugerty MK, Djirmay AG, Naidoo S, Kjetland EF (2022)
    Establishing and Integrating a Female Genital Schistosomiasis Control Programme into the Existing Health Care System
    Trop Med Infect Dis, 7 (11)
    DOI 10.3390/tropicalmed7110382, PubMed 36422933
  6. Sang HC, Mwinzi PNM, Odiere MR, Onkanga I, Rawago F, Pillay P, Kjetland EF (2022)
    Absence of lower genital tract lesions among women of reproductive age infected with Schistosoma mansoni: A cross-sectional study using a colposcope in Western Kenya
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16 (7), e0010473
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010473, PubMed 35802746
  7. Sturt AS, Webb EL, Phiri CR, Mapani J, Mudenda M, Himschoot L, Kjetland EF, Mweene T, Levecke B, van Dam GJ, Corstjens PLAM, Ayles H, Hayes RJ, Francis SC, van Lieshout L, Cools P, Hansingo I, Bustinduy AL (2022)
    The Presence of Hemoglobin in Cervicovaginal Lavage Is Not Associated With Genital Schistosomiasis in Zambian Women From the BILHIV Study
    Open Forum Infect Dis, 9 (12), ofac586
    DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofac586, PubMed 36540382
  8. Yaqub S, Jensenius M, Heieren OE, Drolsum A, Pettersen FO, Labori KJ (2022)
    Echinococcosis in a non-endemic country - 20-years' surgical experience from a Norwegian tertiary referral Centre
    Scand J Gastroenterol, 57 (8), 953-957
    DOI 10.1080/00365521.2022.2046846, PubMed 35246008

Publications 2021

  1. Barratt-Due A, Olsen IC, Nezvalova-Henriksen K, Kåsine T, Lund-Johansen F, Hoel H, Holten AR, Tveita A, Mathiessen A, Haugli M, Eiken R, Kildal AB, Berg Å, Johannessen A, Heggelund L, Dahl TB, Skåra KH, Mielnik P, Le LAK, Thoresen L, Ernst G, Hoff DAL, Skudal H, Kittang BR, Olsen RB et al. (2021)
    Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19 : A Randomized Trial
    Ann Intern Med, 174 (9), 1261-1269
    DOI 10.7326/M21-0653, PubMed 34251903
  2. Eimer J, Patimeteeporn C, Jensenius M, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Duvignaud A, Barnett ED, Hochberg NS, Chen LH, Trigo-Esteban E, Gertler M, Greenaway C, Grobusch MP, Angelo KM, Hamer DH, Caumes E, Asgeirsson H (2021)
    Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis imported into low-incidence countries-a GeoSentinel analysis, 2008-2020
    J Travel Med, 28 (6)
    DOI 10.1093/jtm/taab069, PubMed 33987682
  3. Fosheim IK, Lappen KR, Heldal K, Mariathasan AB, Lundesgaard KK, Benterud BP, Pettersen FO, Labori KJ, Yaqub S (2021)
    [A young woman who did not awake after extensive surgery]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0184, PubMed 34726048
  4. Fosheim IK, Lappen KR, Heldal K, Mariathasan AB, Lundesgaard KK, Pettersen FO, Labori KJ, Yaqub S, Benterud BP (2021)
    A young woman who did not wake up after extensive surgery
    Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 141 (15), 1456-1461
  5. Johannessen A, Mekasha B, Desalegn H, Aberra H, Stene-Johansen K, Berhe N (2021)
    Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in Ethiopia
    Vaccines (Basel), 9 (5)
    DOI 10.3390/vaccines9050430, PubMed 33925930
  6. Kristiansen T, Pettersen FO, Lier T, Hinderaker SG, Greve G, Mørch K (2021)
    Schistosomiasis in Norwegian students after travel to Africa
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (3)
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0268, PubMed 33624965
  7. Livingston M, Pillay P, Zulu SG, Sandvik L, Kvalsvig JD, Gagai S, Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Kleppa E, Ndhlovu P, Vennervald B, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Kjetland EF (2021)
    Mapping Schistosoma haematobium for Novel Interventions against Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Associated HIV Risk in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 104 (6), 2055-2064
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0679, PubMed 33939629
  8. Müller KE, Blomberg B, Tellevik MG, Jensenius M, Fladeby C, Lier T, Sand G, Hannula R, Langeland N, Mørch K (2021)
    Leishmaniasis in Norway
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (3)
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0171, PubMed 33624958
  9. Sturt AS, Webb EL, Himschoot L, Phiri CR, Mapani J, Mudenda M, Kjetland EF, Mweene T, Levecke B, van Dam GJ, Corstjens PLAM, Ayles H, Hayes RJ, van Lieshout L, Hansingo I, Francis SC, Cools P, Bustinduy AL (2021)
    Association of Female Genital Schistosomiasis With the Cervicovaginal Microbiota and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Zambian Women
    Open Forum Infect Dis, 8 (9), ofab438
    DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofab438, PubMed 34557562
  10. Sturt AS, Webb EL, Patterson C, Phiri CR, Mweene T, Kjetland EF, Mudenda M, Mapani J, Mutengo MM, Chipeta J, van Dam GJ, Corstjens PLAM, Ayles H, Hayes RJ, Hansingo I, Cools P, van Lieshout L, Helmby H, McComsey GA, Francis SC, Bustinduy AL (2021)
    Cervicovaginal Immune Activation in Zambian Women With Female Genital Schistosomiasis
    Front Immunol, 12, 620657
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.620657, PubMed 33737927
  11. Sturt AS, Webb EL, Phiri CR, Mudenda M, Mapani J, Kosloff B, Cheeba M, Shanaube K, Bwalya J, Kjetland EF, Francis SC, Corstjens PLAM, van Dam GJ, van Lieshout L, Hansingo I, Ayles H, Hayes RJ, Bustinduy AL (2021)
    Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 Incidence in Zambian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Open Forum Infect Dis, 8 (7), ofab349
    DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofab349, PubMed 34337098
  12. Søfteland S, Sebitloane MH, Taylor M, Roald BB, Holmen S, Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Gundersen SG, Kjetland EF (2021)
    A systematic review of handheld tools in lieu of colposcopy for cervical neoplasia and female genital schistosomiasis
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 153 (2), 190-199
    DOI 10.1002/ijgo.13538, PubMed 33316096
  13. Ueland T, Dyrhol-Riise AM, Woll BM, Holten AR, Petteresen F, Lind A, Dudman SG, Heggelund L, Holter JC, Aukrust P (2021)
    Increased inflammatory markers reflecting fibrogenesis are independently associated with cardiac involvement in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
    J Infect, 82 (5), 186-230
    DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.01.017, PubMed 33516748

Publications 2020

  1. Desalegn H, Chanie Y, Shume P, Delil M, Gupta N, Johannessen A (2020)
    Assessment of Noninvasive Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in Ethiopia
    Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken), 16 (4), 168-172
    DOI 10.1002/cld.1040, PubMed 33163170
  2. Grobusch MP, Weld L, Goorhuis A, Hamer DH, Schunk M, Jordan S, Mockenhaupt FP, Chappuis F, Asgeirsson H, Caumes E, Jensenius M, van Genderen PJJ, Castelli F, López-Velez R, Field V, Bottieau E, Molina I, Rapp C, Ménendez MD, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Larsen CS, Malvy D, Lalloo D, Gobbi F, Florescu SA et al. (2020)
    Travel-related infections presenting in Europe: A 20-year analysis of EuroTravNet surveillance data
    Lancet Reg Health Eur, 1, 100001
    DOI 10.1016/j.lanepe.2020.100001, PubMed 35081179
  3. Hotez PJ, Harrison W, Fenwick A, Bustinduy AL, Ducker C, Mbabazi PS, Engels D, Kjetland EF (2020)
    Correction: Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 14 (9), e0008725
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008725, PubMed 32870910
  4. Mazani E, Taylor M, Kjetland EF, Ndhlovu PD (2020)
    Knowledge and perceptions about schistosomiasis among primary school children and teachers in rural KwaZulu-Natal
    S Afr J Infect Dis, 35 (1), 126
    DOI 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.126, PubMed 34485472
  5. Orlien SMS, Ahmed TA, Ismael NY, Berhe Belay N, Kran AB, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2020)
    Field performance of HBsAg rapid diagnostic tests in rural Ethiopia
    J Virol Methods, 289, 114061
    DOI 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.114061, PubMed 33388369
  6. Patel P, Rose CE, Kjetland EF, Downs JA, Mbabazi PS, Sabin K, Chege W, Watts DH, Secor WE (2020)
    Association of schistosomiasis and HIV infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Int J Infect Dis, 102, 544-553
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.088, PubMed 33157296
  7. Pillay P, Downs JA, Changalucha JM, Brienen EAT, Ramarokoto CE, Leutscher PDC, Vennervald BJ, Taylor M, Kjetland EF, Van Lieshout L (2020)
    Detection of Schistosoma DNA in genital specimens and urine: A comparison between five female African study populations originating from S. haematobium and/or S. mansoni endemic areas
    Acta Trop, 204, 105363
    DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105363, PubMed 32035055
  8. Wolde M, Laan LC, Medhin G, Gadissa E, Berhe N, Tsegaye A (2020)
    Human Monocytes/Macrophage Inflammatory Cytokine Changes Following in vivo and in vitro Schistomam manoni Infection
    J Inflamm Res, 13, 35-43
    DOI 10.2147/JIR.S233381, PubMed 32021377
  9. Woldemedihn GM, Rueegg CS, Desalegn H, Aberra H, Berhe N, Johannessen A (2020)
    Validity of a point-of-care viral load test for hepatitis B in a low-income setting
    J Virol Methods, 289, 114057
    DOI 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.114057, PubMed 33359613
  10. Zulu SG, Kjetland EF, Gundersen SG, Taylor M (2020)
    Prevalence and intensity of neglected tropical diseases (schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths) amongst rural female pupils in Ugu district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    S Afr J Infect Dis, 35 (1), 123
    DOI 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.123, PubMed 34485471

Publications 2019

  1. Aberra H, Desalegn H, Berhe N, Mekasha B, Medhin G, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2019)
    The WHO guidelines for chronic hepatitis B fail to detect half of the patients in need of treatment in Ethiopia
    J Hepatol, 70 (6), 1065-1071
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.01.037, PubMed 30929749
  2. Al-Shudifat AE, Azab M, Johannessen A, Agraib LM, Tayyem RF (2019)
    Is the Intake of Antioxidants Associated With Risk of Coronary Artery Disease? A Jordanian Case-Control Study
    Top. Clin. Nutr., 34 (4), 259-268
    DOI 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000185
  3. Desalegn H, Aberra H, Berhe N, Medhin G, Mekasha B, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2019)
    Predictors of mortality in patients under treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
    BMC Gastroenterol, 19 (1), 74
    DOI 10.1186/s12876-019-0993-1, PubMed 31092203
  4. Hotez PJ, Harrison W, Fenwick A, Bustinduy AL, Ducker C, Sabina Mbabazi P, Engels D, Floerecke Kjetland E (2019)
    Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 13 (4), e0007025
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007025, PubMed 30946746
  5. Johannessen A, Aberra H, Desalegn H, Gordien E, Berhe N (2019)
    A novel score to select patients for treatment in chronic hepatitis B: Results from a large Ethiopian cohort
    J Hepatol, 71 (4), 840-841
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.04.006, PubMed 31383377
  6. Jourdan PM, Tediosi F (2019)
    The challenge of ensuring equity in mass deworming programmes
    Lancet Glob Health, 7 (11), e1468-e1469
    DOI 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30392-4, PubMed 31558382
  7. Orlien SMS, Berhe NB, Morgan MY, Johannessen A (2019)
    Khat-related liver disease in sub-Saharan Africa: neglected, yet important
    Lancet Glob Health, 7 (3), e310
    DOI 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30527-8, PubMed 30784630
  8. Schwartz T, Jensenius M, Blomberg B, Fladeby C, Mæland A, Pettersen FO (2019)
    Imported visceral leishmaniasis and immunosuppression in seven Norwegian patients
    Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines, 5, 16
    DOI 10.1186/s40794-019-0092-x, PubMed 31463070
  9. Wolde M, Berhe N, Medhin G, Chala F, van Die I, Tsegaye A (2019)
    Inverse Associations of Schistosoma mansoni Infection and Metabolic Syndromes in Humans: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northeast Ethiopia
    Microbiol Insights, 12, 1178636119849934
    DOI 10.1177/1178636119849934, PubMed 31205419

Publications 2018

  1. Al-Shudifat AE, Azab M, Johannessen A, Al-Shdaifat A, Agraib LM, Tayyem RF (2018)
    Elevated fasting blood glucose, but not obesity, is associated with coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in a referral hospital in Jordan
    Ann Saudi Med, 38 (2), 111-117
    DOI 10.5144/0256-4947.2018.111, PubMed 29620544
  2. Azab M, Al-Shudifat AE, Johannessen A, Al-Shdaifat A, Agraib LM, Tayyem RF (2018)
    Are Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease Different in Persons With and Without Obesity?
    Metab Syndr Relat Disord, 16 (8), 440-445
    DOI 10.1089/met.2017.0152, PubMed 30088947
  3. Christensen EE, Taylor M, Zulu SG, Lillebo K, Gundersen SG, Holmen S, Kleppa E, Vennervald BJ, Ndhlovu PD, Kjetland EF (2018)
    Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
    S Afr Med J, 108 (4), 352-355
    DOI 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v108i4.12775, PubMed 29629689
  4. Desalegn H, Aberra H, Berhe N, Mekasha B, Stene-Johansen K, Krarup H, Pereira AP, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2018)
    Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: 1-year results of a pilot program in Ethiopia
    BMC Med, 16 (1), 234
    DOI 10.1186/s12916-018-1229-x, PubMed 30554571
  5. Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Holmen S, Koukounari A, Kleppa E, Pillay P, Sebitloane M, Ndhlovu P, van Lieshout L, Vennervald BJ, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Kjetland EF (2018)
    Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa
    PLoS One, 13 (2), e0191459
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0191459, PubMed 29451887
  6. Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Zulu SG, Kleppa E, Lillebo K, Qvigstad E, Ndhlovu P, Vennervald BJ, Gundersen SG, Kjetland EF, Taylor M (2018)
    Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors
    Reprod Health, 15 (1), 138
    DOI 10.1186/s12978-018-0581-9, PubMed 30111335
  7. Gautret P, Angelo KM, Asgeirsson H, Lalloo DG, Shaw M, Schwartz E, Libman M, Kain KC, Piyaphanee W, Murphy H, Leder K, Vincelette J, Jensenius M, Waggoner J, Leung D, Borwein S, Blumberg L, Schlagenhauf P, Barnett ED, Hamer DH, GeoSentinel Global Surveillance Network (2018)
    Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis started during or after travel: A GeoSentinel analysis
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 12 (11), e0006951
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006951, PubMed 30422981
  8. Jourdan PM, Lamberton PHL, Fenwick A, Addiss DG (2018)
    Strongyloides stercoralis: the need for accurate information - Authors' reply
    Lancet, 391 (10137), 2323
    DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30858-4, PubMed 29900870
  9. Lothe A, Zulu N, Øyhus AO, Kjetland EF, Taylor M (2018)
    Treating schistosomiasis among South African high school pupils in an endemic area, a qualitative study
    BMC Infect Dis, 18 (1), 239
    DOI 10.1186/s12879-018-3102-0, PubMed 29801483
  10. Orlien SMS, Ahmed TA, Ismael NY, Berhe N, Lauritzen T, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2018)
    High Seroprevalence of Autoantibodies Typical of Autoimmune Liver Disease in Eastern Ethiopia: Is Chewing of Khat (Catha edulis) a Triggering Factor?
    Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2018, 4980597
    DOI 10.1155/2018/4980597, PubMed 30675469
  11. Orlien SMS, Ismael NY, Ahmed TA, Berhe N, Lauritzen T, Roald B, Goldin RD, Stene-Johansen K, Dyrhol-Riise AM, Gundersen SG, Morgan MY, Johannessen A (2018)
    Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
    BMC Gastroenterol, 18 (1), 27
    DOI 10.1186/s12876-018-0755-5, PubMed 29439653
  12. Orlien SMS, Sandven I, Berhe NB, Ismael NY, Ahmed TA, Stene-Johansen K, Gundersen SG, Morgan MY, Johannessen A (2018)
    Khat chewing increases the risk for developing chronic liver disease: A hospital-based case-control study
    Hepatology, 68 (1), 248-257
    DOI 10.1002/hep.29809, PubMed 29369368
  13. Schlagenhauf P, Grobusch MP, Hamer DH, Asgeirsson H, Jensenius M, Eperon G, Rothe C, Isenring E, Fehr J, Schwartz E, Bottieau E, Barnett ED, McCarthy A, Kelly P, Schade Larsen C, van Genderen P, Stauffer W, Libman M, Gautret P (2018)
    Area of exposure and treatment challenges of malaria in Eritrean migrants: a GeoSentinel analysis
    Malar J, 17 (1), 443
    DOI 10.1186/s12936-018-2586-9, PubMed 30497487

Publications 2017

  1. Aberra H, Desalegn H, Berhe N, Medhin G, Stene-Johansen K, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2017)
    Early experiences from one of the first treatment programs for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa
    BMC Infect Dis, 17 (1), 438
    DOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2549-8, PubMed 28629395
  2. Aberra H, Gordien E, Desalegn H, Berhe N, Medhin G, Mekasha B, Gundersen SG, Gerber A, Stene-Johansen K, Øverbø J, Johannessen A (2017)
    Hepatitis delta virus infection in a large cohort of chronic hepatitis B patients in Ethiopia
    Liver Int, 38 (6), 1000-1009
    DOI 10.1111/liv.13607, PubMed 28980394
  3. Al-Shudifat AE, Al-Shdaifat A, Al-Abdouh AA, Aburoman MI, Otoum SM, Sweedan AG, Khrais I, Abdel-Hafez IH, Johannessen A (2017)
    Diabetes Risk Score in a Young Student Population in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study
    J Diabetes Res, 2017, 8290710
    DOI 10.1155/2017/8290710, PubMed 28540309
  4. Al-Shudifat AE, Johannessen A, Azab M, Al-Shdaifat A, AbuMweis SS, Agraib LM, Tayyem RF (2017)
    Risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in Jordan
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 17 (1), 183
    DOI 10.1186/s12872-017-0620-4, PubMed 28693430
  5. Banhela N, Taylor M, Zulu SG, Strabo LS, Kjetland EF, Gundersen SG (2017)
    Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium in school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Districts, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
    South. Afr. Infect. Dis., 32 (4), 132-137
    DOI 10.1080/23120053.2017.1335974
  6. Desalegn H, Aberra H, Berhe N, Gundersen SG, Johannessen A (2017)
    Are non-invasive fibrosis markers for chronic hepatitis B reliable in sub-Saharan Africa?
    Liver Int, 37 (10), 1461-1467
    DOI 10.1111/liv.13393, PubMed 28222249
  7. Desalegn H, Johannessen A (2017)
    Response to Non-invasive fibrosis markers for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa
    Liver Int, 37 (11), 1739
    DOI 10.1111/liv.13425, PubMed 29065255
  8. Freer JB, Bourke CD, Durhuus GH, Kjetland EF, Prendergast AJ (2017)
    Schistosomiasis in the first 1000 days
    Lancet Infect Dis, 18 (6), e193-e203
    DOI 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30490-5, PubMed 29170089
  9. Jourdan PM, Lamberton PHL, Fenwick A, Addiss DG (2017)
    Soil-transmitted helminth infections
    Lancet, 391 (10117), 252-265
    DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31930-X, PubMed 28882382
  10. Leder K, Grobusch MP, Gautret P, Chen LH, Kuhn S, Lim PL, Yates J, McCarthy AE, Rothe C, Kato Y, Bottieau E, Huber K, Schwartz E, Stauffer W, Malvy D, Shaw MTM, Rapp C, Blumberg L, Jensenius M, van Genderen PJJ, Hamer DH, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network (2017)
    Zika beyond the Americas: Travelers as sentinels of Zika virus transmission. A GeoSentinel analysis, 2012 to 2016
    PLoS One, 12 (10), e0185689
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0185689, PubMed 28973011
  11. Lingscheid T, Kurth F, Clerinx J, Marocco S, Trevino B, Schunk M, Muñoz J, Gjørup IE, Jelinek T, Develoux M, Fry G, Jänisch T, Schmid ML, Bouchaud O, Puente S, Zammarchi L, Mørch K, Björkman A, Siikamäki H, Neumayr A, Nielsen H, Hellgren U, Paul M, Calleri G, Kosina P et al. (2017)
    Schistosomiasis in European Travelers and Migrants: Analysis of 14 Years TropNet Surveillance Data
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 97 (2), 567-574
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0034, PubMed 28722637
  12. Mbatha JN, Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Mtshali A, Taylor M, Ndhlovu PD, Kjetland EF, Baay MFD, Mkhize-Kwitshana ZL (2017)
    Self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing among rural young women of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    BMC Res Notes, 10 (1), 702
    DOI 10.1186/s13104-017-3045-3, PubMed 29208043
  13. Mbatha JN, Taylor M, Kleppa E, Lillebo K, Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Singh D, Kjetland EF, Baay MFD, Mkhize-Kwitshana ZL (2017)
    High-risk human papillomavirus types in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: implications for vaccination
    Infect Dis (Lond), 49 (8), 601-608
    DOI 10.1080/23744235.2017.1312513, PubMed 28403727
  14. Molvik M, Helland E, Zulu SG, Kleppa E, Lillebo K, Gundersen SG, Kvalsvig JD, Taylor M, Kjetland EF, Vennervald BJ (2017)
    Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa
    S. Afr. J. Sci., 113 (3-4), 2016-0251
    DOI 10.17159/sajs.2017/20160251
  15. Tayyem RF, Al-Shudifat AE, Johannessen A, Bawadi HA, AbuMweis SS, Agraib LM, Allhedan SS, Haj-Husein I, Azab M (2017)
    Dietary patterns and the risk of coronary heart disease among Jordanians: A case-control study
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 28 (3), 262-269
    DOI 10.1016/j.numecd.2017.10.026, PubMed 29237548

Publications 2016

  1. Bustinduy AL, Friedman JF, Kjetland EF, Ezeamama AE, Kabatereine NB, Stothard JR, King CH (2016)
    Expanding Praziquantel (PZQ) Access beyond Mass Drug Administration Programs: Paving a Way Forward for a Pediatric PZQ Formulation for Schistosomiasis
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (9), e0004946
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004946, PubMed 27658198
  2. Baan M, Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Gagai S, Aurlund CG, Vennervald BJ, Taylor M, van Lieshout L, Kjetland EF (2016)
    The Accuracy of Praziquantel Dose Poles for Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis in School Girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (5), e0004623
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004623, PubMed 27139497
  3. Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Amlie Hegertun IE, Holmen S, Qvigstad E, Kleppa E, Sebitloane M, Ndhlovu PD, Vennervald BJ, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Kjetland EF (2016)
    Association of Urogenital Symptoms with History of Water Contact in Young Women in Areas Endemic for S. haematobium. A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural South Africa
    Int J Environ Res Public Health, 13 (11)
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph13111135, PubMed 27854250
  4. Gautret P, Mockenhaupt F, Grobusch MP, Rothe C, von Sonnenburg F, van Genderen PJ, Chappuis F, Asgeirsson H, Caumes E, Bottieau E, Malvy D, Lopez-Vélez R, Jensenius M, Larsen CS, Castelli F, Rapp C, Field V, Molina I, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Florescu S, Lalloo D, Schlagenhauf P (2016)
    Arboviral and other illnesses in travellers returning from Brazil, June 2013 to May 2016: implications for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Euro Surveill, 21 (27)
    DOI 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.27.30278, PubMed 27416907
  5. Holmen S, Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Kleppa E, Pillay P, Naicker T, Taylor M, Onsrud M, Kjetland EF, Albregtsen F (2016)
    Characteristics of Blood Vessels in Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Paving the Way for Objective Diagnostics at the Point of Care
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (4), e0004628
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004628, PubMed 27073857
  6. Jensenius M, Winje BA, Blomberg B, Mengshoel AT, Lippe Bv, Hannula R, Bruun JN, Knudsen PK, Rønning JO, Heldal E, Dyrhol-Riise AM (2016)
    Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Norway: a nationwide study, 1995-2014
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 20 (6), 786-92
    DOI 10.5588/ijtld.15.0895, PubMed 27155182
  7. Pillay P, van Lieshout L, Taylor M, Sebitloane M, Zulu SG, Kleppa E, Roald B, Kjetland EF (2016)
    Cervical cytology as a diagnostic tool for female genital schistosomiasis: Correlation to cervical atypia and Schistosoma polymerase chain reaction
    Cytojournal, 13, 10
    DOI 10.4103/1742-6413.180784, PubMed 27168759
  8. Sisay Z, Djikeng A, Berhe N, Belay G, Abegaz WE, Wang QH, Saif LJ (2016)
    First detection and molecular characterization of sapoviruses and noroviruses with zoonotic potential in swine in Ethiopia
    Arch Virol, 161 (10), 2739-47
    DOI 10.1007/s00705-016-2974-9, PubMed 27424025
  9. Stene-Johansen K, Yaqoob N, Overbo J, Aberra H, Desalegn H, Berhe N, Johannessen A (2016)
    Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Settings
    PLoS One, 11 (11), e0166201
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0166201, PubMed 27820845

Publications 2015

  1. Aske H, Anong SA, Roald B, Salpou D, Jourdan PM (2015)
    Febrile Illness and Intravenous Antimalarial Treatment at a District Hospital in Cameroon
    West Afr J Med, 34 (1), 55-61
    PubMed 26902818
  2. Dhondup Y, Sjaastad I, Scott H, Sandanger Ø, Zhang L, Haugstad SB, Aronsen JM, Ranheim T, Holmen SD, Alfsnes K, Ahmed MS, Attramadal H, Gullestad L, Aukrust P, Christensen G, Yndestad A, Vinge LE (2015)
    Sustained Toll-Like Receptor 9 Activation Promotes Systemic and Cardiac Inflammation, and Aggravates Diastolic Heart Failure in SERCA2a KO Mice
    PLoS One, 10 (10), e0139715
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0139715, PubMed 26461521
  3. Holmen SD, Kjetland EF, Taylor M, Kleppa E, Lillebø K, Gundersen SG, Onsrud M, Albregtsen F (2015)
    Colourimetric image analysis as a diagnostic tool in female genital schistosomiasis
    Med Eng Phys, 37 (3), 309-14
    DOI 10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.12.007, PubMed 25630808
  4. Holmen SD, Kleppa E, Lillebø K, Pillay P, van Lieshout L, Taylor M, Albregtsen F, Vennervald BJ, Onsrud M, Kjetland EF (2015)
    The first step toward diagnosing female genital schistosomiasis by computer image analysis
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 93 (1), 80-86
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0071, PubMed 25918212
  5. Johannessen A (2015)
    Where we are with point-of-care testing
    J Viral Hepat, 22 (4), 362-5
    DOI 10.1111/jvh.12385, PubMed 25762459
  6. Johannessen A, Lemoine M (2015)
    Is aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index a reliable tool in human immunodeficiency virus patients in Africa?
    Liver Int, 35 (8), 2059
    DOI 10.1111/liv.12793, PubMed 25646656
  7. Kildemoes AO, Kjetland EF, Zulu SG, Taylor M, Vennervald BJ (2015)
    Schistosoma haematobium infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in young South African females
    Acta Trop, 144, 19-23
    DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.01.008, PubMed 25623258
  8. Kleppa E, Klinge KF, Galaphaththi-Arachchige HN, Holmen SD, Lillebø K, Onsrud M, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Ndhlovu P, Kjetland EF (2015)
    Schistosoma haematobium infection and CD4+ T-cell levels: a cross-sectional study of young South African women
    PLoS One, 10 (3), e0119326
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0119326, PubMed 25768005
  9. Magaisa K, Taylor M, Kjetland EF, Naidoo PJ (2015)
    A review of the control of schistosomiasis in South Africa
    S. Afr. J. Sci., 111 (11-12), 2014-0427-37
  10. Mekonnen SK, Medhin G, Berhe N, Clouse RM, Aseffa A (2015)
    Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Southwestern Ethiopia
    Malar J, 14, 317
    DOI 10.1186/s12936-015-0826-9, PubMed 26271736
  11. Myrvang B (2015)
    Manson's tropical diseases
    Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 135 (2), 158
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1289
  12. Randjelovic A, Fronsa SG, Munsami M, Kvalsvig JD, Zulu SG, Gagai S, Maphumulo A, Sandvik L, Gundersen SG, Kjetland EF, Taylor M (2015)
    A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    S AFR FAM PRACT, 57 (2), 57-61
    DOI 10.1080/20786190.2014.978121
  13. Stecher CW, Kallestrup P, Kjetland EF, Vennervald B, Petersen E (2015)
    Considering treatment of male genital schistosomiasis as a tool for future HIV prevention: a systematic review
    Int J Public Health, 60 (7), 839-48
    DOI 10.1007/s00038-015-0714-7, PubMed 26298443

Publications 2014

  1. Astrup E, Ranheim T, Damås JK, Davì G, Santilli F, Jensenius M, Vitale G, Aukrust P, Olano JP, Otterdal K (2014)
    Increased expression of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 in clinical and experimental Rickettsia conorii infection
    BMC Infect Dis, 14, 70
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-14-70, PubMed 24507453
  2. Kjetland EF, Hegertun IE, Baay MF, Onsrud M, Ndhlovu PD, Taylor M (2014)
    Genital schistosomiasis and its unacknowledged role on HIV transmission in the STD intervention studies
    Int J STD AIDS, 25 (10), 705-15
    DOI 10.1177/0956462414523743, PubMed 24621458
  3. Kjetland EF, Norseth HM, Taylor M, Lillebø K, Kleppa E, Holmen SD, Andebirhan A, Yohannes TH, Gundersen SG, Vennervald BJ, Bagratee J, Onsrud M, Leutscher PD (2014)
    Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 127 (3), 227-8
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.07.014, PubMed 25179171
  4. Kleppa E, Holmen SD, Lillebø K, Kjetland EF, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Moodley P, Onsrud M (2014)
    Cervical ectopy: associations with sexually transmitted infections and HIV. A cross-sectional study of high school students in rural South Africa
    Sex Transm Infect, 91 (2), 124-9
    DOI 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051674, PubMed 25281761
  5. Kleppa E, Ramsuran V, Zulu S, Karlsen GH, Bere A, Passmore JA, Ndhlovu P, Lillebø K, Holmen SD, Onsrud M, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Kjetland EF, Ndung'u T (2014)
    Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract
    PLoS One, 9 (6), e98593
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0098593, PubMed 24896815
  6. Norseth HM, Ndhlovu PD, Kleppa E, Randrianasolo BS, Jourdan PM, Roald B, Holmen SD, Gundersen SG, Bagratee J, Onsrud M, Kjetland EF (2014)
    The colposcopic atlas of schistosomiasis in the lower female genital tract based on studies in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8 (11), e3229
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003229, PubMed 25412334
  7. Odolini S, Gautret P, Kain KC, Smith K, Leder K, Jensenius M, Coyle CM, Castelli F, Matteelli A (2014)
    Imported Plasmodium vivax malaria ex Pakistan
    J Travel Med, 21 (5), 314-7
    DOI 10.1111/jtm.12134, PubMed 24889386
  8. Pettersen PS, Brox IK, Naman E, Bruun JN, Dyrhol-Riise AM, Trøseid M, Johannessen A (2014)
    Antiretroviral treatment failure predicts mortality in rural Tanzania
    Int J STD AIDS, 26 (9), 633-9
    DOI 10.1177/0956462414548460, PubMed 25122578
  9. Pillay P, Taylor M, Zulu SG, Gundersen SG, Verweij JJ, Hoekstra P, Brienen EA, Kleppa E, Kjetland EF, van Lieshout L (2014)
    Real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Schistosoma DNA in small-volume urine samples reflects focal distribution of urogenital Schistosomiasis in primary school girls in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 90 (3), 546-52
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0406, PubMed 24470560
  10. Ramarokoto CE, Kildemoes AO, Randrianasolo BS, Ravoniarimbinina P, Ravaoalimalala VE, Leutscher P, Kjetland EF, Vennervald BJ (2014)
    Eosinophil granule proteins ECP and EPX as markers for a potential early-stage inflammatory lesion in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS)
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8 (7), e2974
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002974, PubMed 25033206
  11. Schlagenhauf P, Weld L, Goorhuis A, Gautret P, Weber R, von Sonnenburg F, Lopez-Vélez R, Jensenius M, Cramer JP, Field VK, Odolini S, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Chappuis F, Malvy D, van Genderen PJ, Mockenhaupt F, Jauréguiberry S, Smith C, Beeching NJ, Ursing J, Rapp C, Parola P, Grobusch MP, EuroTravNet (2014)
    Travel-associated infection presenting in Europe (2008-12): an analysis of EuroTravNet longitudinal, surveillance data, and evaluation of the effect of the pre-travel consultation
    Lancet Infect Dis, 15 (1), 55-64
    DOI 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71000-X, PubMed 25477022
  12. Warne B, Weld LH, Cramer JP, Field VK, Grobusch MP, Caumes E, Jensenius M, Gautret P, Schlagenhauf P, Castelli F, Lalloo DG, Ursing J, Chappuis F, von Sonnenburg F, López-Vélez R, Rapp C, Smith KC, Parola P, Gkrania-Klotsas E, EuroTravNet Network (2014)
    Travel-related infection in European travelers, EuroTravNet 2011
    J Travel Med, 21 (4), 248-54
    DOI 10.1111/jtm.12120, PubMed 24750378
  13. Wilson ME, Chen LH, Han PV, Keystone JS, Cramer JP, Segurado A, Hale D, Jensenius M, Schwartz E, von Sonnenburg F, Leder K, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network (2014)
    Illness in travelers returned from Brazil: the GeoSentinel experience and implications for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics
    Clin Infect Dis, 58 (10), 1347-56
    DOI 10.1093/cid/ciu122, PubMed 24585698

Publications 2013

  1. Ehehalt U, Schunk M, Jensenius M, van Genderen PJ, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Chappuis F, Schlagenhauf P, Castelli F, Lopez-Velez R, Parola P, Burchard GD, Cramer JP (2013)
    Leishmaniasis acquired by travellers to endemic regions in Europe: a EuroTravNet multi-centre study
    Travel Med Infect Dis, 12 (2), 167-72
    DOI 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.12.003, PubMed 24388687
  2. Hegertun IE, Sulheim Gundersen KM, Kleppa E, Zulu SG, Gundersen SG, Taylor M, Kvalsvig JD, Kjetland EF (2013)
    S. haematobium as a common cause of genital morbidity in girls: a cross-sectional study of children in South Africa
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 7 (3), e2104
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002104, PubMed 23556009
  3. Jensenius M, Han PV, Schlagenhauf P, Schwartz E, Parola P, Castelli F, von Sonnenburg F, Loutan L, Leder K, Freedman DO, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network (2013)
    Acute and potentially life-threatening tropical diseases in western travelers--a GeoSentinel multicenter study, 1996-2011
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 88 (2), 397-404
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0551, PubMed 23324216
  4. Jourdan PM, Randrianasolo BS, Feldmeier H, Chitsulo L, Ravoniarimbinina P, Roald B, Kjetland EF (2013)
    Pathologic mucosal blood vessels in active female genital schistosomiasis: new aspects of a neglected tropical disease
    Int J Gynecol Pathol, 32 (1), 137-40
    DOI 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31824fe327, PubMed 23202777
  5. Ndeffo Mbah ML, Kjetland EF, Atkins KE, Poolman EM, Orenstein EW, Meyers LA, Townsend JP, Galvani AP (2013)
    Cost-effectiveness of a community-based intervention for reducing the transmission of Schistosoma haematobium and HIV in Africa
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 110 (19), 7952-7
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1221396110, PubMed 23589884
  6. Wichmann D, Poppert S, Von Thien H, Clerinx J, Dieckmann S, Jensenius M, Parola P, Richter J, Schunk M, Stich A, Zanger P, Burchard GD, Tannich E (2013)
    Prospective European-wide multicentre study on a blood based real-time PCR for the diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis
    BMC Infect Dis, 13, 55
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-13-55, PubMed 23363565

Publications 2012

  1. Brantsæter AB, Johannessen A, Holberg-Petersen M, Sandvik L, Naman E, Kivuyo SL, Rollag H, Bruun JN, Kvale D (2012)
    Cytomegalovirus viremia in dried blood spots is associated with an increased risk of death in HIV-infected patients: a cohort study from rural Tanzania
    Int J Infect Dis, 16 (12), e879-85
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.08.003, PubMed 23031419
  2. Bugge HF, Karlsen NC, Oydna E, Rake MM, Wexels N, Bendabenda J, Roald B, Heier HE, Chisuwo L, Jourdan PM (2012)
    A study of blood transfusion services at a district hospital in Malawi
    Vox Sang, 104 (1), 37-45
    DOI 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2012.01628.x, PubMed 22765350
  3. Gautret P, Cramer JP, Field V, Caumes E, Jensenius M, Gkrania-Klotsas E, de Vries PJ, Grobusch MP, Lopez-Velez R, Castelli F, Schlagenhauf P, Askling HH, von Sonnenburg F, Lalloo DG, Loutan L, Rapp C, Basto F, O'Connor FS, Weld L, Parola P, EuroTravNet Network (2012)
    Infectious diseases among travellers and migrants in Europe, EuroTravNet 2010
    Eurosurveillance, 17 (26), 20205-26
  4. Gautret P, Cramer JP, Field V, Caumes E, Jensenius M, Gkrania-Klotsas E, de Vries PJ, Grobusch MP, Lopez-Velez R, Castelli F, Schlagenhauf P, Hervius Askling H, von Sonnenburg F, Lalloo DG, Loutan L, Rapp C, Basto F, Santos O'Connor F, Weld L, Parola P, EuroTravNet Network (2012)
    Infectious diseases among travellers and migrants in Europe, EuroTravNet 2010
    Euro Surveill, 17 (26)
    PubMed 22790534
  5. Kjetland EF, Leutscher PD, Ndhlovu PD (2012)
    A review of female genital schistosomiasis
    Trends Parasitol, 28 (2), 58-65
    DOI 10.1016/j.pt.2011.10.008, PubMed 22245065

Publications 2011

  1. Johannessen A (2011)
    Drug resistance is widespread among children who receive long-term antiretroviral treatment at a rural Tanzanian hospital-author's response
    J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 66 (4), 957-958
    DOI 10.1093/jac/dkr042
  2. Johannessen A (2011)
    Are men the losers of the antiretroviral treatment scale-up?
    AIDS, 25 (9), 1225-6
    DOI 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834403b8, PubMed 21593620
  3. Johannessen A, Naman E, Gundersen SG, Bruun JN (2011)
    Antiretroviral treatment reverses HIV-associated anemia in rural Tanzania
    BMC Infect Dis, 11, 190
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-11-190, PubMed 21745396
  4. Jourdan PM, Holmen SD, Gundersen SG, Roald B, Kjetland EF (2011)
    HIV target cells in Schistosoma haematobium-infected female genital mucosa
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 85 (6), 1060-4
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0135, PubMed 22144444
  5. Jourdan PM, Roald B, Poggensee G, Gundersen SG, Kjetland EF (2011)
    Increased vascularity in cervicovaginal mucosa with Schistosoma haematobium infection
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 5 (6), e1170
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001170, PubMed 21666790
  6. Odolini S, Parola P, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Caumes E, Schlagenhauf P, López-Vélez R, Burchard GD, Santos-O'Connor F, Weld L, von Sonnenburg F, Field V, de Vries P, Jensenius M, Loutan L, Castelli F (2011)
    Travel-related imported infections in Europe, EuroTravNet 2009
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 18 (5), 468-74
    DOI 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03596.x, PubMed 21848975

Publications 2010

  1. Behrens RH, Carroll B, Hellgren U, Visser LG, Siikamäki H, Vestergaard LS, Calleri G, Jänisch T, Myrvang B, Gascon J, Hatz C (2010)
    The incidence of malaria in travellers to South-East Asia: is local malaria transmission a useful risk indicator?
    Malar J, 9, 266
    DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-9-266, PubMed 20920352
  2. Bratholm C, Johannessen A, Naman E, Gundersen SG, Kivuyo SL, Holberg-Petersen M, Ormaasen V, Bruun JN (2010)
    Drug resistance is widespread among children who receive long-term antiretroviral treatment at a rural Tanzanian hospital
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 65 (9), 1996-2000
    DOI 10.1093/jac/dkq234, PubMed 20576637
  3. Field V, Gautret P, Schlagenhauf P, Burchard GD, Caumes E, Jensenius M, Castelli F, Gkrania-Klotsas E, Weld L, Lopez-Velez R, de Vries P, von Sonnenburg F, Loutan L, Parola P, EuroTravNet network (2010)
    Travel and migration associated infectious diseases morbidity in Europe, 2008
    BMC Infect Dis, 10, 330
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-10-330, PubMed 21083874
  4. Johannessen A (2010)
    Quantification of HIV-1 RNA on dried blood spots
    AIDS, 24 (3), 475-6
    DOI 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283365383, PubMed 20087079
  5. Johannessen A (2010)
    Dried blood spots in HIV monitoring: applications in resource-limited settings
    Bioanalysis, 2 (11), 1893-908
    DOI 10.4155/bio.10.120, PubMed 21083497
  6. Johannessen A, Garrido C, Zahonero N, Naman E, de Mendoza C (2010)
    HIV-1 drug resistance testing from dried blood spots collected in rural Tanzania using the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 66 (2), 260-4
    DOI 10.1093/jac/dkq433, PubMed 21115444
  7. Johannessen A, Holberg-Petersen M, Lövgaarden G, Naman E, Ormaasen V, Matee MI, Gundersen SG, Bruun JN (2010)
    HIV type-1 drug resistance testing on dried blood spots is feasible and reliable in patients who fail antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania
    Antivir Ther, 15 (7), 1003-9
    DOI 10.3851/IMP1660, PubMed 21041915
  8. Kjetland EF, Ndhlovu PD, Mduluza T, Deschoolmeester V, Midzi N, Gomo E, Gwanzura L, Mason PR, Vermorken JB, Friis H, Gundersen SG, Baay MF (2010)
    The effects of genital schistosoma haematobium on human papillomavirus and the development of cervical neoplasia after five years in a Zimbabwean population
    Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 31 (2), 169-73
    PubMed 20527233
  9. Mendelson M, Davis XM, Jensenius M, Keystone JS, von Sonnenburg F, Hale DC, Burchard GD, Field V, Vincent P, Freedman DO, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network (2010)
    Health risks in travelers to South Africa: the GeoSentinel experience and implications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 82 (6), 991-5
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0198, PubMed 20519590
  10. Myrvang B (2010)
    [A fifth plasmodium that can cause malaria]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (3), 282-3
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0554, PubMed 20160773
  11. Trøseid M, Johannessen A (2010)
    [The battle against HIV can be won, but there is not enough money!]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (16), 1599-600
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0705, PubMed 20805855
  12. Trøseid M, Johannessen A (2010)
    [A step in the right direction]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (22), 2223
    DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1100, PubMed 21109841

Publications 2009

  1. Berhe N, Myrvang B, Gundersen SG (2009)
    Gastro-intestinal symptoms associated with intense Schistosoma mansoni infection affect class-attentiveness of schoolchildren in Ethiopia
    Acta Trop, 110 (1), 52-6
    DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.01.007, PubMed 19283896
  2. Gautret P, Clerinx J, Caumes E, Simon F, Jensenius M, Loutan L, Schlagenhauf P, Castelli F, Freedman D, Miller A, Bronner U, Parola P (2009)
    Imported human African trypanosomiasis in Europe, 2005-2009
    Euro Surveill, 14 (36)
    PubMed 19758542
  3. Hotez PJ, Fenwick A, Kjetland EF (2009)
    Africa's 32 cents solution for HIV/AIDS
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 3 (5), e430
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000430, PubMed 19479041
  4. Jensenius M, Davis X, von Sonnenburg F, Schwartz E, Keystone JS, Leder K, Lopéz-Véléz R, Caumes E, Cramer JP, Chen L, Parola P, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network (2009)
    Multicenter GeoSentinel analysis of rickettsial diseases in international travelers, 1996-2008
    Emerg Infect Dis, 15 (11), 1791-8
    DOI 10.3201/eid1511.090677, PubMed 19891867
  5. Johannessen A, Garrido C, Zahonero N, Sandvik L, Naman E, Kivuyo SL, Kasubi MJ, Gundersen SG, Bruun JN, de Mendoza C (2009)
    Dried blood spots perform well in viral load monitoring of patients who receive antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania
    Clin Infect Dis, 49 (6), 976-81
    DOI 10.1086/605502, PubMed 19663598
  6. Johannessen A, Naman E, Kivuyo SL, Kasubi MJ, Holberg-Petersen M, Matee MI, Gundersen SG, Bruun JN (2009)
    Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania
    BMC Infect Dis, 9, 108
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-9-108, PubMed 19583845
  7. Johannessen A, Trøseid M, Calmy A (2009)
    Dried blood spots can expand access to virological monitoring of HIV treatment in resource-limited settings
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64 (6), 1126-9
    DOI 10.1093/jac/dkp353, PubMed 19776036
  8. Kjetland EF, Hove RJ, Gomo E, Midzi N, Gwanzura L, Mason P, Friis H, Verweij JJ, Gundersen SG, Ndhlovu PD, Mduluza T, Van Lieshout L (2009)
    Schistosomiasis PCR in vaginal lavage as an indicator of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 81 (6), 1050-5
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0081, PubMed 19996436
  9. Lillerud LE, Stuestoel VM, Hoel RE, Rukeba Z, Kjetland EF (2009)
    Exploring the feasibility and possible efficacy of mass treatment and education of young females as schistosomiasis influences the HIV epidemic
    Arch Gynecol Obstet, 281 (3), 455-60
    DOI 10.1007/s00404-009-1108-y, PubMed 19434416

Publications 2008

  1. Berhe N, Myrvang B, Gundersen SG (2008)
    Reversibility of schistosomal periportal thickening/fibrosis after praziquantel therapy: a twenty-six month follow-up study in Ethiopia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 78 (2), 228-34
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.228, PubMed 18256420
  2. Cazorla C, Socolovschi C, Jensenius M, Parola P (2008)
    Tick-borne diseases: tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses in Africa
    Infect Dis Clin North Am, 22 (3), 531-44, ix-x
    DOI 10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.009, PubMed 18755389
  3. Dalgard O, Bjøro K, Ring-Larsen H, Bjornsson E, Holberg-Petersen M, Skovlund E, Reichard O, Myrvang B, Sundelöf B, Ritland S, Hellum K, Frydén A, Florholmen J, Verbaan H, North-C Group (2008)
    Pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin for 14 versus 24 weeks in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3 and rapid virological response
    Hepatology, 47 (1), 35-42
    DOI 10.1002/hep.21975, PubMed 17975791
  4. Damås JK, Davì G, Jensenius M, Santilli F, Otterdal K, Ueland T, Flo TH, Lien E, Espevik T, Frøland SS, Vitale G, Raoult D, Aukrust P (2008)
    Relative chemokine and adhesion molecule expression in Mediterranean spotted fever and African tick bite fever
    J Infect, 58 (1), 68-75
    DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.11.008, PubMed 19091423
  5. Jelinek T, Schade Larsen C, Siikamäki H, Myrvang B, Chiodini P, Gascon J, Visser L, Kapaun A, Just-Nübling G (2008)
    European cluster of imported falciparum malaria from Gambia
    Euro Surveill, 13 (51)
    PubMed 19094917
  6. Johannessen A, Naman E, Ngowi BJ, Sandvik L, Matee MI, Aglen HE, Gundersen SG, Bruun JN (2008)
    Predictors of mortality in HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in a rural hospital in Tanzania
    BMC Infect Dis, 8, 52
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-8-52, PubMed 18430196
  7. Jourdan PM, Laoussou P, Lybie A, Kjetland EF (2008)
    Indicators of anaemia in under-fives with malaria at a hospital in northern Cameroon
    West Afr J Med, 27 (1), 7-12
    PubMed 18689296
  8. Kjetland EF, Kurewa EN, Ndhlovu PD, Midzi N, Gwanzura L, Mason PR, Gomo E, Sandvik L, Mduluza T, Friis H, Gundersen SG (2008)
    Female genital schistosomiasis--a differential diagnosis to sexually transmitted disease: genital itch and vaginal discharge as indicators of genital Schistosoma haematobium morbidity in a cross-sectional study in endemic rural Zimbabwe
    Trop Med Int Health, 13 (12), 1509-17
    DOI 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02161.x, PubMed 19055625
  9. Kjetland EF, Ndhlovu PD, Kurewa EN, Midzi N, Gomo E, Mduluza T, Friis H, Gundersen SG (2008)
    Prevention of gynecologic contact bleeding and genital sandy patches by childhood anti-schistosomal treatment
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 79 (1), 79-83
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.79, PubMed 18606767
  10. Mørch K, Strand Ø, Dunlop O, Berg A, Langeland N, Leiva RA, Longva JA, Sjursen H, Skrede S, Sundal J, Jensenius M (2008)
    Severe malaria and artesunate treatment, Norway
    Emerg Infect Dis, 14 (11), 1816-8
    DOI 10.3201/eid1411.080636, PubMed 18976584
  11. Newport MJ, Myrvang B (2008)
    Proceedings of a joint meeting between the Norwegian Society of Infectious Diseases and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Oslo, 20 June 2008
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 103 (4), 321-4
    DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.11.010, PubMed 19111872

Publications 2007

  1. Behrens RH, Carroll B, Beran J, Bouchaud O, Hellgren U, Hatz C, Jelinek T, Legros F, Mühlberger N, Myrvang B, Siikamäki H, Visser L, TropNetEurop (2007)
    The low and declining risk of malaria in travellers to Latin America: is there still an indication for chemoprophylaxis?
    Malar J, 6, 114
    DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-6-114, PubMed 17716367
  2. Berhe N, Halvorsen BL, Gundersen TE, Myrvang B, Gundersen SG, Blomhoff R (2007)
    Reduced serum concentrations of retinol and alpha-tocopherol and high concentrations of hydroperoxides are associated with community levels of S. mansoni infection and schistosomal periportal fibrosis in Ethiopian school children
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 76 (5), 943-9
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.76.943, PubMed 17488920
  3. Berhe N, Myrvang B, Gundersen SG (2007)
    Intensity of Schistosoma mansoni, hepatitis B, age, and sex predict levels of hepatic periportal thickening/fibrosis (PPT/F): a large-scale community-based study in Ethiopia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 77 (6), 1079-86
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.1079, PubMed 18165526
  4. Jensenius M, von der Lippe B, Hermansen NO, Jahr G, Caugant DA, Høiby EA, Vene S (2007)
    Brucellar mastitis: presentation of a case and review of the literature
    Int J Infect Dis, 12 (1), 98-100
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.03.007, PubMed 17537662
  5. Storla DG, Rahim Z, Islam MA, Plettner S, Begum V, Myrvang B, Bjune G, Rønnild E, Dahle UR, Mannsåker T (2007)
    Drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Sunamganj District of Bangladesh
    Scand J Infect Dis, 39 (2), 142-5
    DOI 10.1080/00365540600951242, PubMed 17366031

Publications 2006

  1. Damås JK, Jensenius M, Ueland T, Otterdal K, Yndestad A, Frøland SS, Rolain JM, Myrvang B, Raoult D, Aukrust P (2006)
    Increased levels of soluble CD40L in African tick bite fever: possible involvement of TLRs in the pathogenic interaction between Rickettsia africae, endothelial cells, and platelets
    J Immunol, 177 (4), 2699-706
    DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.177.4.2699, PubMed 16888032
  2. Gjeruldsen S, Loge JH, Myrvang B, Opjordsmoen S (2006)
    Drug addiction in hepatitis C patients leads to a lower quality of life
    Nord J Psychiatry, 60 (2), 157-61
    DOI 10.1080/08039480600583639, PubMed 16635936
  3. Jensenius M, Fournier PE, Fladby T, Hellum KB, Hagen T, Priø T, Christiansen MS, Vene S, Raoult D, Myrvang B (2006)
    Sub-acute neuropathy in patients with African tick bite fever
    Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (2), 114-8
    DOI 10.1080/00365540500321579, PubMed 16449002
  4. Kjetland EF, Mduluza T, Ndhlovu PD, Gomo E, Gwanzura L, Midzi N, Mason PR, Friis H, Gundersen SG (2006)
    Genital schistosomiasis in women: a clinical 12-month in vivo study following treatment with praziquantel
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 100 (8), 740-52
    DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.09.010, PubMed 16406034
  5. Kjetland EF, Ndhlovu PD, Gomo E, Mduluza T, Midzi N, Gwanzura L, Mason PR, Sandvik L, Friis H, Gundersen SG (2006)
    Association between genital schistosomiasis and HIV in rural Zimbabwean women
    AIDS, 20 (4), 593-600
    DOI 10.1097/01.aids.0000210614.45212.0a, PubMed 16470124
  6. Ndhlovu PD, Mduluza T, Kjetland EF, Midzi N, Nyanga L, Gundersen SG, Friis H, Gomo E (2006)
    Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and HIV in females living in a rural community of Zimbabwe: does age matter?
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 101 (5), 433-8
    DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.08.008, PubMed 17064746
  7. Nygård K, Brantsaeter A, Feruglio S, Ravn J, Dotevall L, Hasle G, Myrvang B (2006)
    [Histoplasmosis among travellers to Central America]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (21), 2838-42
    PubMed 17086244
  8. Storla DG, Rahim Z, Islam MA, Plettner S, Begum V, Mannsaaker T, Myrvang B, Bjune G, Dahle UR (2006)
    Heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Sunamganj District, Bangladesh
    Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (8), 593-6
    DOI 10.1080/00365540600606465, PubMed 16857601

Publications 2005

  1. Jensenius M, Flaegstad T, Stenstad T, Gjølberg T, Vlatkovic L, Schjøth-Iversen L, Berild D, Bordmann G, Myrvang B (2005)
    Fascioliasis imported to Norway
    Scand J Infect Dis, 37 (6-7), 534-7
    DOI 10.1080/00365540510034518, PubMed 16012024
  2. Jensenius M, Pretorius AM, Clarke F, Myrvang B (2005)
    Repellent efficacy of four commercial DEET lotions against Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae), the principal vector of Rickettsia africae in southern Africa
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 99 (9), 708-11
    DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.01.006, PubMed 15993907
  3. Kjetland EF, Gwanzura L, Ndhlovu PD, Mduluza T, Gomo E, Mason PR, Midzi N, Friis H, Gundersen SG (2005)
    Herpes simplex virus type 2 prevalence of epidemic proportions in rural Zimbabwean women: association with other sexually transmitted infections
    Arch Gynecol Obstet, 272 (1), 67-73
    DOI 10.1007/s00404-004-0689-8, PubMed 15647913
  4. Kjetland EF, Ndhlovu PD, Mduluza T, Gomo E, Gwanzura L, Mason PR, Kurewa EN, Midzi N, Friis H, Gundersen SG (2005)
    Simple clinical manifestations of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 72 (3), 311-9
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.311, PubMed 15772328

Publications 2004

  1. Brouqui P, Bacellar F, Baranton G, Birtles RJ, Bjoërsdorff A, Blanco JR, Caruso G, Cinco M, Fournier PE, Francavilla E, Jensenius M, Kazar J, Laferl H, Lakos A, Lotric Furlan S, Maurin M, Oteo JA, Parola P, Perez-Eid C, Peter O, Postic D, Raoult D, Tellez A, Tselentis Y, Wilske B et al. (2004)
    Guidelines for the diagnosis of tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 10 (12), 1108-32
    DOI 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01019.x, PubMed 15606643
  2. Baay MF, Kjetland EF, Ndhlovu PD, Deschoolmeester V, Mduluza T, Gomo E, Friis H, Midzi N, Gwanzura L, Mason PR, Vermorken JB, Gundersen SG (2004)
    Human papillomavirus in a rural community in Zimbabwe: the impact of HIV co-infection on HPV genotype distribution
    J Med Virol, 73 (3), 481-5
    DOI 10.1002/jmv.20115, PubMed 15170646
  3. Dalgard O, Bjøro K, Hellum KB, Myrvang B, Ritland S, Skaug K, Raknerud N, Bell H (2004)
    Treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavarin in HCV infection with genotype 2 or 3 for 14 weeks: a pilot study
    Hepatology, 40 (6), 1260-5
    DOI 10.1002/hep.20467, PubMed 15558712
  4. Jelinek T, Myrvang B (2004)
    Surveillance of imported infectious diseases in Europe: report from the 4th TropNetEurop workshop
    Acta Trop, 91 (1), 47-51
    DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.02.007, PubMed 15158688
  5. Jensenius M, Fournier PE, Vene S, Ringertz SH, Myrvang B, Raoult D (2004)
    Comparison of immunofluorescence, Western blotting, and cross-adsorption assays for diagnosis of African tick bite fever
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, 11 (4), 786-8
    DOI 10.1128/CDLI.11.4.786-788.2004, PubMed 15242958
  6. Mühlberger N, Jelinek T, Gascon J, Probst M, Zoller T, Schunk M, Beran J, Gjørup I, Behrens RH, Clerinx J, Björkman A, McWhinney P, Matteelli A, Lopez-Velez R, Bisoffi Z, Hellgren U, Puente S, Schmid ML, Myrvang B, Holthoff-Stich ML, Laferl H, Hatz C, Kollaritsch H, Kapaun A, Knobloch J et al. (2004)
    Epidemiology and clinical features of vivax malaria imported to Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop
    Malar J, 3, 5
    DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-3-5, PubMed 15003128
  7. Pretorius AM, Jensenius M, Birtles RJ (2004)
    Update on spotted fever group Rickettsiae in South Africa
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 4 (3), 249-60
    DOI 10.1089/vbz.2004.4.249, PubMed 15631070
  8. Rogne Gjeruldsen S, Myrvang B, Opjordsmoen S (2004)
    Criminality in drug addicts: a follow-up study over 25 years
    Eur Addict Res, 10 (2), 49-55
    DOI 10.1159/000076113, PubMed 15004447
  9. Rolain JM, Jensenius M, Raoult D (2004)
    Rickettsial infections--a threat to travellers?
    Curr Opin Infect Dis, 17 (5), 433-7
    DOI 10.1097/00001432-200410000-00008, PubMed 15353963

Publications 2003

  1. Gjeruldsen S, Myrvang B, Opjordsmoen S (2003)
    Risk factors for drug addiction and its outcome. A follow-up study over 25 years
    Nord J Psychiatry, 57 (5), 373-6
    DOI 10.1080/08039480310002714, PubMed 14522611
  2. Gjeruldsen SR, Myrvang B, Opjordsmoen S (2003)
    A 25-year follow-up study of drug addicts hospitalised for acute hepatitis: present and past morbidity
    Eur Addict Res, 9 (2), 80-6
    DOI 10.1159/000068805, PubMed 12644734
  3. Grobusch MP, Mühlberger N, Jelinek T, Bisoffi Z, Corachán M, Harms G, Matteelli A, Fry G, Hatz C, Gjørup I, Schmid ML, Knobloch J, Puente S, Bronner U, Kapaun A, Clerinx J, Nielsen LN, Fleischer K, Beran J, da Cunha S, Schulze M, Myrvang B, Hellgren U (2003)
    Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop
    J Travel Med, 10 (3), 164-9
    DOI 10.2310/7060.2003.35759, PubMed 12757691
  4. Jensenius M, Fournier PE, Hellum KB, Wesslén L, Caruso G, Priø T, Løhne K, Vene S, Raoult D, Myrvang B (2003)
    Sequential changes in hematologic and biochemical parameters in African tick bite fever
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 9 (7), 678-83
    DOI 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00713.x, PubMed 12925109
  5. Jensenius M, Fournier PE, Kelly P, Myrvang B, Raoult D (2003)
    African tick bite fever
    Lancet Infect Dis, 3 (9), 557-64
    DOI 10.1016/s1473-3099(03)00739-4, PubMed 12954562
  6. Jensenius M, Fournier PE, Vene S, Hoel T, Hasle G, Henriksen AZ, Hellum KB, Raoult D, Myrvang B, Norwegian African Tick Bite Fever Study Group (2003)
    African tick bite fever in travelers to rural sub-Equatorial Africa
    Clin Infect Dis, 36 (11), 1411-7
    DOI 10.1086/375083, PubMed 12766836
  7. Jensenius M, Ueland T, Fournier PE, Brosstad F, Stylianou E, Vene S, Myrvang B, Raoult D, Aukrust P (2003)
    Systemic inflammatory responses in African tick-bite fever
    J Infect Dis, 187 (8), 1332-6
    DOI 10.1086/368415, PubMed 12696016
  8. Midzi N, Ndhlovu PD, Nyanga L, Kjetland EF, Reimert CM, Vennervald BJ, Gomo E, Mudenge G, Friis H, Gundersen SG, Mduluza T (2003)
    Assessment of eosinophil cationic protein as a possible diagnostic marker for female genital schistosomiasis in women living in a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area
    Parasite Immunol, 25 (11-12), 581-8
    DOI 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00670.x, PubMed 15053779
  9. Mühlberger N, Jelinek T, Behrens RH, Gjørup I, Coulaud JP, Clerinx J, Puente S, Burchard G, Gascon J, Grobusch MP, Weitzel T, Zoller T, Kollaritsch H, Beran J, Iversen J, Hatz C, Schmid ML, Björkman A, Fleischer K, Bisoffi Z, Guggemos W, Knobloch J, Matteelli A, Schulze MH, Laferl H et al. (2003)
    Age as a risk factor for severe manifestations and fatal outcome of falciparum malaria in European patients: observations from TropNetEurop and SIMPID Surveillance Data
    Clin Infect Dis, 36 (8), 990-5
    DOI 10.1086/374224, PubMed 12684911
  10. Pretorius AM, Jensenius M, Clarke F, Ringertz SH (2003)
    Repellent efficacy of DEET and KBR 3023 against Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae)
    J Med Entomol, 40 (2), 245-8
    DOI 10.1603/0022-2585-40.2.245, PubMed 12693855

Publications 2002

  1. Bell H, Dalgard O, Bjøro K, Hellum KB, Myrvang B (2002)
    [Treatment of chronic hepatitis C]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (9), 926-8
    PubMed 12082838
  2. Bjøro K, Bell H, Hellum KB, Skaug K, Raknerud N, Sandvei P, Døskeland B, Maeland A, Lund-Tønnesen S, Myrvang B (2002)
    Effect of combined interferon-alpha induction therapy and ribavirin on chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a randomized multicentre study
    Scand J Gastroenterol, 37 (2), 226-32
    DOI 10.1080/003655202753416920, PubMed 11843062
  3. Bjøro K, Bell H, Myrvang B, Skaug K, Raknerud N, Sandvei P, Størseth S, Ritland S, Lund-Tønnesen S, Bucher A, Hellum KB (2002)
    Effect of interferon-alpha induction therapy on genotype 2b/3a and low viral load hepatitis C virus infection. A randomized multicentre study
    Scand J Gastroenterol, 37 (3), 344-9
    DOI 10.1080/003655202317284264, PubMed 11916198
  4. Dalgard O, Bjøro K, Hellum K, Myrvang B, Bjøro T, Haug E, Bell H (2002)
    Thyroid dysfunction during treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon alpha: no association with either interferon dosage or efficacy of therapy
    J Intern Med, 251 (5), 400-6
    DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.00974.x, PubMed 11982739
  5. Dalgard O, Bjøro K, Hellum K, Myrvang B, Skaug K, Gutigard B, Bell H, Construct Group (2002)
    Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in injecting drug users: 5 years' follow-up
    Eur Addict Res, 8 (1), 45-9
    DOI 10.1159/000049487, PubMed 11818693
  6. Distante S, Bjøro K, Hellum KB, Myrvang B, Berg JP, Skaug K, Raknerud N, Bell H (2002)
    Raised serum ferritin predicts non-response to interferon and ribavirin treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection
    Liver, 22 (3), 269-75
    DOI 10.1046/j.0106-9543.2002.01672.x, PubMed 12100578
  7. Dunlop O, Bjørklund R, Bruun JN, Evensen R, Goplen AK, Liestøl K, Sannes M, Maehlen J, Myrvang B (2002)
    Early psychomotor slowing predicts the development of HIV dementia and autopsy-verified HIV encephalitis
    Acta Neurol Scand, 105 (4), 270-5
    DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2002.9o188.x, PubMed 12004769
  8. Fournier PE, Jensenius M, Laferl H, Vene S, Raoult D (2002)
    Kinetics of antibody responses in Rickettsia africae and Rickettsia conorii infections
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, 9 (2), 324-8
    DOI 10.1128/cdli.9.2.324-328.2002, PubMed 11874871
  9. Gjeruldsen S, Myrvang B (2002)
    Hepatitis B virus infection in drug addicts: no acute fatalities, no chronicity and could have benefits
    APMIS, 110 (9), 620-4
    DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2002.1100904.x, PubMed 12529014
  10. Jelinek T, Mühlberger N, Harms G, Corachán M, Grobusch MP, Knobloch J, Bronner U, Laferl H, Kapaun A, Bisoffi Z, Clerinx J, Puente S, Fry G, Schulze M, Hellgren U, Gjørup I, Chalupa P, Hatz C, Matteelli A, Schmid M, Nielsen LN, da Cunha S, Atouguia J, Myrvang B, Fleischer K et al. (2002)
    Epidemiology and clinical features of imported dengue fever in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop
    Clin Infect Dis, 35 (9), 1047-52
    DOI 10.1086/342906, PubMed 12384837
  11. Jensenius M, Hoel T, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Kjelshus H, Bruu AL, Myrvang B (2002)
    Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia africae infection in Norwegian travellers to rural Africa
    Scand J Infect Dis, 34 (2), 93-6
    DOI 10.1080/00365540110077029, PubMed 11928860
  12. Strand EA, Strand ØA, Hellum KB, Smith-Erichsen N, Myrvang B (2002)
    [A young, stuporous and afebrile man with icterus and nosebleed]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (6), 619-23
    PubMed 11998715

Publications 2001

  1. Fylkesnes SI, Jensenius M, Norheim I (2001)
    [A woman with Addison's disease and a bump on the neck]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (10), 1259, 1261
    PubMed 11402756
  2. Gjeruldsen S, Abdelnoor M, Opjordsmoen S, Myrvang B (2001)
    Death rates and causes of death in cohorts of serum hepatitis patients followed up for more than 20 years
    Epidemiol Infect, 126 (1), 89-96
    DOI 10.1017/s0950268801005064, PubMed 11293686
  3. Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F, Jensenius M, Prioe T, de Pina JJ, Caruso G, Jones N, Laferl H, Rosenblatt JE, Marrie TJ (2001)
    Rickettsia africae, a tick-borne pathogen in travelers to sub-Saharan Africa
    N Engl J Med, 344 (20), 1504-10
    DOI 10.1056/NEJM200105173442003, PubMed 11357153

Publications 2000

  1. Brubakk O, Myrvang B (2000)
    [Non-practical guidelines?]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (26), 3196
    PubMed 11109372
  2. Liestøl K, Kvittingen EA, Rootwelt H, Dunlop O, Goplen AK, Pedersen JC, Brorson SH, Børresen-Dale AL, Myrvang B, Maehlen J (2000)
    Association between apolipoprotein E genotypes and cancer risk in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
    Cancer Detect Prev, 24 (5), 496-9
    PubMed 11129992
  3. Mørk C, Kalgaard OM, Myrvang B, Kvernebo K (2000)
    Erythromelalgia in a patient with AIDS
    J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 14 (6), 498-500
    DOI 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00145.x, PubMed 11444274
  4. Ringertz SH, Høiby EA, Jensenius M, Maehlen J, Caugant DA, Myklebust A, Fossum K (2000)
    Injectional anthrax in a heroin skin-popper
    Lancet, 356 (9241), 1574-5
    DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03133-0, PubMed 11075776
  5. Rønning EJ, Myrvang B, Jensenius M (2000)
    [Falciparum malaria in Oslo and Akerhus]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (14), 1658-60
    PubMed 10901077

Publications 1999

  1. Bell H, Hellum K, Harthug S, Myrvang B, Ritland S, Maeland A, von der Lippe B, Bjøro K, Skaug K, Gutigard BG, Raknerud N, Simmonds P (1999)
    Treatment with interferon-alpha2a alone or interferon-alpha2a plus ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C previously treated with interferon-alpha2a. CONSTRUCT Group
    Scand J Gastroenterol, 34 (2), 194-8
    DOI 10.1080/00365529950173087, PubMed 10192200
  2. Hem E, Small T, Opjordsmoen S, Myrvang B (1999)
    [Neurosyphilis--still a relevant differential diagnosis]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (17), 2469-71
    PubMed 10425898
  3. Jensenius M, Hasle G, Henriksen AZ, Vene S, Raoult D, Bruu AL, Myrvang B (1999)
    African tick-bite fever imported into Norway: presentation of 8 cases
    Scand J Infect Dis, 31 (2), 131-3
    DOI 10.1080/003655499750006155, PubMed 10447320
  4. Jensenius M, Heger B, Dalgard O, Stiris M, Ringertz SH (1999)
    [Serious bacterial and fungal infections in intravenous drug addicts]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (12), 1759-62
    PubMed 10380592
  5. Jensenius M, Ringertz SH (1999)
    [Hepatitis A is now endemic among Norwegian drug addicts]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (25), 3724
    PubMed 10574046
  6. Jensenius M, Rønning EJ, Blystad H, Bjørneklett A, Hellum KB, Bucher A, Håheim LL, Myrvang B (1999)
    Low frequency of complications in imported falciparum malaria: a review of 222 cases in south-eastern Norway
    Scand J Infect Dis, 31 (1), 73-8
    DOI 10.1080/00365549950161925, PubMed 10381222
  7. Tangen JM, Berentsen S, Dahl IM, Ly B, Myrvang B (1999)
    [Empirical antibiotic treatment of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (1), 35-8
    PubMed 10025202

Publications 1998

  1. Hasle G, Hoel T, Jensenius M (1998)
    Mortality of hepatitis A in adults with hepatitis C antibodies
    Lancet, 351 (9119), 1888
    DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78838-3, PubMed 9652695
  2. Holm B, Jensenius M (1998)
    [Favism. Acute hemolysis after intake of fava beans]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (3), 384-5
    PubMed 9499726
  3. Jarvis LM, Bell H, Simmonds P, Hawkins A, Hellum K, Harthug S, Maeland A, Ritland S, Myrvang B, von der Lippe B, Raknerud N, Skaug K (1998)
    The effect of treatment with alpha-interferon on hepatitis G/GBV-C viraemia. The CONSTRUCT Group
    Scand J Gastroenterol, 33 (2), 195-200
    DOI 10.1080/00365529850166941, PubMed 9517532
  4. Jensenius M, Gerlyng P, Hasle G, Hopen G, Vene S, Bruu AL (1998)
    [Spotted fever imported into Norway in 1997]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (17), 2627-9
    PubMed 9673510
  5. Jensenius M, Myrvang B (1998)
    [Imported fever]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (3), 402-6
    PubMed 9499729
  6. Jensenius M, Myrvang B (1998)
    [Imported fever. A diagnostic challenge]
    Nord Med, 113 (4), 107-11
    PubMed 9579092
  7. Jensenius M, Myrvang B, Størvold G, Bucher A, Hellum KB, Bruu AL (1998)
    Herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA detected in cerebrospinal fluid of 9 patients with Mollaret's meningitis
    Acta Neurol Scand, 98 (3), 209-12
    DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07296.x, PubMed 9786620
  8. Lundin KE, Selbekk BH, Myrvang B, Løberg EM (1998)
    [Cytomegalovirus as the cause of toxic dilatation of the colon]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (21), 3277-9
    PubMed 9772815

Publications 1997

  1. Bell H, Hellum K, Harthug S, Maeland A, Ritland S, Myrvang B, von der Lippe B, Raknerud N, Skaug K, Gutigard BG, Skjaerven R, Prescott LE, Simmonds P (1997)
    Genotype, viral load and age as independent predictors of treatment outcome of interferon-alpha 2a treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Construct group
    Scand J Infect Dis, 29 (1), 17-22
    DOI 10.3109/00365549709008658, PubMed 9112292
  2. Dunlop O, Goplen AK, Liestøl K, Myrvang B, Rootwelt H, Christophersen B, Kvittingen EA, Maehlen J (1997)
    HIV dementia and apolipoprotein E
    Acta Neurol Scand, 95 (5), 315-8
    DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00217.x, PubMed 9188909
  3. Grinde B, Stene-Johansen K, Sharma B, Hoel T, Jensenius M, Skaug K (1997)
    Characterisation of an epidemic of hepatitis A virus involving intravenous drug abusers--infection by needle sharing?
    J Med Virol, 53 (1), 69-75
    DOI 10.1002/(sici)1096-9071(199709)53:1<69::aid-jmv12>3.0.co;2-s, PubMed 9298735
  4. Gundersen SG, Rostrup M, von der Lippe E, Platou ES, Myrvang B, Edwards G (1997)
    Halofantrine-associated ventricular fibrillation in a young woman with no predisposing QTc prolongation
    Scand J Infect Dis, 29 (2), 207-8
    DOI 10.3109/00365549709035889, PubMed 9181664
  5. Jensenius M, Myrvang B, Størvold G (1997)
    [Serous meningitis associated with primary genital herpes infection]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (16), 2316-8
    PubMed 9265274
  6. Jenseuius M, Myrvang B, Størvold G (1997)
    [Mollaret meningitis. Is the riddle finally solved?]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (16), 2319-21
    PubMed 9265275

Publications 1996

  1. Bell H, Hellum K, Harthug S, Maeland A, Ritland S, Myrvang B, von der Lippe B, Raknerud N, Skaug K, Prescott L, Simmonds P (1996)
    Prevalence of hepatitis C genotypes among patients with chronic hepatitis C in Norway. Construct Group
    Scand J Infect Dis, 28 (4), 357-9
    DOI 10.3109/00365549609037919, PubMed 8893398
  2. Dunlop O, Rootwelt V, Sannes M, Goplen AK, Abdelnoor M, Skaug K, Baklien K, Skar A, Melby K, Myrvang B, Bruun JN (1996)
    Risk of toxoplasmic encephalitis in AIDS patients: indications for prophylaxis
    Scand J Infect Dis, 28 (1), 71-3
    DOI 10.3109/00365549609027153, PubMed 9122637
  3. Gundersen SG, Kjetland EF, Poggensee G, Helling-Giese G, Richter J, Chitsulo L, Koumwenda N, Krantz I, Feldmeier H (1996)
    Urine reagent strips for diagnosis of schistosomiasis haematobium in women of fertile age
    Acta Trop, 62 (4), 281-7
    DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00029-0, PubMed 9028412
  4. Helling-Giese G, Kjetland EF, Gundersen SG, Poggensee G, Richter J, Krantz I, Feldmeier H (1996)
    Schistosomiasis in women: manifestations in the upper reproductive tract
    Acta Trop, 62 (4), 225-38
    DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00025-3, PubMed 9028408
  5. Helling-Giese G, Sjaastad A, Poggensee G, Kjetland EF, Richter J, Chitsulo L, Kumwenda N, Racz P, Roald B, Gundersen SG, Krantz I, Feldmeier H (1996)
    Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): relationship between gynecological and histopathological findings
    Acta Trop, 62 (4), 257-67
    DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00027-7, PubMed 9028410
  6. Poggensee G, Reimert CM, Nilsson LA, Jamaly S, Sjastad A, Roald B, Kjetland EF, Helling-Giese G, Richter J, Chitsulo L, Kumwenda N, Gundersen SG, Krantz I, Feldmeier H (1996)
    Diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis by indirect disease markers: determination of eosinophil cationic protein, neopterin and IgA in vaginal fluid and swab eluates
    Acta Trop, 62 (4), 269-80
    DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00028-9, PubMed 9028411
  7. Richter J, Poggensee G, Kjetland EF, Helling-Giese G, Chitsulo L, Kumwenda N, Gundersen SG, Deelder AM, Reimert CM, Haas H, Krantz I, Feldmeier H (1996)
    Reversibility of lower reproductive tract abnormalities in women with Schistosoma haematobium infection after treatment with praziquantel--an interim report
    Acta Trop, 62 (4), 289-301
    DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00030-7, PubMed 9028413
  8. Schrumpf E, Bjøro K, Bell H, Harthug S, Hellum KB, Myrvang B, Maeland A, Ritland S (1996)
    [Treatment of hepatitis C]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (15), 1792-4
    PubMed 8693463

Publications 1995

  1. Gundersen SG, Myrvang B (1995)
    [Specific intracranial infections]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (19), 2434
    PubMed 7667862
  2. Myrvang B (1995)
    Mycobacterial infections in Norway
    Scand. J. Infect. Dis. (98), 12-14

Publications 1993

  1. Dunlop O, Bjørklund R, Abdelnoor M, Myrvang B (1993)
    Total reaction time: a new approach in early HIV encephalopathy?
    Acta Neurol Scand, 88 (5), 344-8
    DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb05355.x, PubMed 8296533

Publications 1992

  1. Dunlop O, Bjørklund RA, Abdelnoor M, Myrvang B (1992)
    Five different tests of reaction time evaluated in HIV seropositive men
    Acta Neurol Scand, 86 (3), 260-6
    DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb05082.x, PubMed 1414244
  2. Dunlop O, Myrvang B, Bjørklund R (1992)
    Neuropsychological tests in HIV
    Neurology, 42 (10), 2055-6
    DOI 10.1212/wnl.42.10.2055-c, PubMed 1407598

Publications 1991

  1. Dunlop O, Bruun JN, Myrvang B, Fagerhol MK (1991)
    Calprotectin in cerebrospinal fluid of the HIV infected: a diagnostic marker of opportunistic central nervous system infection?
    Scand J Infect Dis, 23 (6), 687-9
    DOI 10.3109/00365549109024294, PubMed 1815329
  2. Midtvedt K, Myrvang B (1991)
    [Antibiotic prevention in permanent pacemaker implantation in Norway]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (9), 1106-7
    PubMed 2024255