Bjørn Myrvang
Publications 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
Publications 2015
Manson's tropical diseases
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 135 (2), 158
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1289
Publications 2012
Treatment of malaria in Norway
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (6), 664-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0589, PubMed 22456148
Publications 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
[A fifth plasmodium that can cause malaria]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (3), 282-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0554, PubMed 20160773
Publications 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
Publications 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
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
European cluster of imported falciparum malaria from Gambia
Euro Surveill, 13 (51)
PubMed 19094917
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
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
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
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
Plassen kirke 100 år: jubileumsbok om kirke og grendefolk
Trysil-forl, [Nybergsund], 221 s.
BIBSYS 071763147, ISBN 978-82-91352-63-3
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
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
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
Sub-acute neuropathy in patients with African tick bite fever
Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (2), 114-8
DOI 10.1080/00365540500321579, PubMed 16449002
[Histoplasmosis among travellers to Central America]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (21), 2838-42
PubMed 17086244
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
Fascioliasis imported to Norway
Scand J Infect Dis, 37 (6-7), 534-7
DOI 10.1080/00365540510034518, PubMed 16012024
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
Publications 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
Treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavarin in HCV infection with genotype 2 or 3 for 14 weeks: a pilot study
In Hepatology, Wiley, New York, 40(2004)6, S. 1260-5
BIBSYS 051781174
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
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
Comparison of immunofluorescence, western blotting and cross-adsorption assays for diagnosis of African tick bite fever
In Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, 11(2004)4, S. 786-88
BIBSYS 051805006
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
Criminality in drug addicts: a follow-up study over 25 years
Eur Addict Res, 10 (2), 49-55
DOI 10.1159/000076113, PubMed 15004447
Publications 2003
Short treatment (14 weeks) with pegylated interferon alpha-2B and ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C genotype 2/3 infection
In Journal of hepatology, Munksgaard, København, 38(2003)Suppl 2, s.134-5
BIBSYS 041707680
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
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
Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop
J Travel Med, 10 (3), 164-9
DOI 10.2310/7060.2003.35759, PubMed 12757691
Sequential changes in hematologic and biochemical parameters in African tick bite fever
In Clinical microbiology and infection, Decker Europe, London, 9(2003)7, s.678-83
BIBSYS 041718410
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
African tick bite fever
Lancet Infect Dis, 3 (9), 557-64
DOI 10.1016/s1473-3099(03)00739-4, PubMed 12954562
African tick bite fever
In Lancet infectious diseases, Elsevier Science ; Lancet publ., New York, NY, 3(2003)9, s.557-64
BIBSYS 041718445
African tick bite fever in travelers to rural sub-Equatorial Africa
In Clinical infectious diseases, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 36(2003)11, s.1411-7
BIBSYS 041718356
African tick bite fever in travelers to rural sub-Equatorial Africa
Clin Infect Dis, 36 (11), 1411-7
DOI 10.1086/375083, PubMed 12766836
Systemic inflammatory responses in African tick-bite fever
J Infect Dis, 187 (8), 1332-6
DOI 10.1086/368415, PubMed 12696016
Systematic inflammatory responses in African tick-bite fever
In Journal of infectious diseases, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 187(2003)8, s.1332-6
BIBSYS 041718305
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
Publications 2002
[Treatment of chronic hepatitis C]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (9), 926-8
PubMed 12082838
Effect of combined interferon-alpha induction therapy andribavirin on chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a randomized multicentre study
In Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis, Basingstoke, 37(2002)nr 2, s. 226-232
BIBSYS 031205933
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
Effect of interferon-alpha induction therapy on genotype 2b/3a and low viral load hepatitis C virus infection. A randomized multicentre study
In Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis, Basingstoke, 37(2002)nr 3, s. 344-349
BIBSYS 03120550x
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
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
Thyroid dysfunction during treatment of chronic hepatitisC with interferon alpha: no association with wither dosage or efficacy of therapy
In Journal of internal medicine, Blackwell Scientific Publ., Oxford, 251(2002)nr 5, s. 400-406
BIBSYS 031206328
Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in injecting drug users: 5 years' follow-up
In European addiction research, Karger, Basel, 8(2002)nr 1, s. 45-49
BIBSYS 031206530
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
Raised serum ferritin predicts non-response to interferonand ribavirin treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C-infection
In Journal of hepatology, Munksgaard, København, 36(2002)Suppl 1, s. 233
BIBSYS 03142631x
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
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
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
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
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
Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia africae infection in Norwegian travellers to rural Africa
In Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, Taylor & Francis, Basingstoke, 34(2002)2, s. 93-6
BIBSYS 031424511
[African trypanosomiasis--a rare imported disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (1), 33-4
PubMed 11851292
[A young, stuporous and afebrile man with icterus and nosebleed]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (6), 619-23
PubMed 11998715
Publications 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
Publications 2000
Randomized trial of IFN-A induction and ribavirin vs standard IFN-A and ribavirin for chronic HCV in perviously untreated patients
In Hepatology, Wiley, New York, 32(2000)nr 4 del 2, s.317A
BIBSYS 010838090
[Non-practical guidelines?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (26), 3196
PubMed 11109372
Long-term follow-up after treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon-A: Reinfection in injecting drug users
In Hepatology, Wiley, New York, 32(2000)nr 4 del 2, s.359A
BIBSYS 01080109x
Association between apolipoprotein E genotypes and cancer risk in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Cancer Detect Prev, 24 (5), 496-9
PubMed 11129992
[Malaria in Norway--diagnosis, treatment and prevention]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (14), 1648-52
PubMed 10901075
[WHO's malaria program Roll Back Malaria]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (14), 1661-4
PubMed 10901078
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
[Falciparum malaria in Oslo and Akerhus]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (14), 1658-60
PubMed 10901077
Falciparummalaria i Oslo og Akershus
In Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, Foreningen, Oslo, 120(2000)nr. 14, S. 1658-1660
BIBSYS 010781358
Publications 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
[Neurosyphilis--still a relevant differential diagnosis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (17), 2469-71
PubMed 10425898
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
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
[Empirical antibiotic treatment of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (1), 35-8
PubMed 10025202
Publications 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
[Imported fever]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (3), 402-6
PubMed 9499729
[Imported fever. A diagnostic challenge]
Nord Med, 113 (4), 107-11
PubMed 9579092
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
[Cytomegalovirus as the cause of toxic dilatation of the colon]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (21), 3277-9
PubMed 9772815
Publications 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
HIV dementia and apolipoprotein E
Acta Neurol Scand, 95 (5), 315-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00217.x, PubMed 9188909
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
[Serous meningitis associated with primary genital herpes infection]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (16), 2316-8
PubMed 9265274
[Mollaret meningitis. Is the riddle finally solved?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (16), 2319-21
PubMed 9265275
[Malaria in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (7), 984-5
PubMed 9103014
Publications 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
Risk of toxoplasmic encephalitis in AIDS patients: indications for prophylaxis
Scand J Infect Dis, 28 (1), 71-3
DOI 10.3109/00365549609027153, PubMed 9122637
[Treatment of hepatitis C]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (15), 1792-4
PubMed 8693463
Publications 1995
[Specific intracranial infections]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (19), 2434
PubMed 7667862
Mycobacterial infections in Norway
Scand J Infect Dis Suppl, 98, 12-4
PubMed 8867170
Mycobacterial infections in Norway
Scand. J. Infect. Dis. (98), 12-14
Publications 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
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
Neuropsychological tests in HIV
Neurology, 42 (10), 2055-6
DOI 10.1212/wnl.42.10.2055-c, PubMed 1407598
Publications 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
[Antibiotic prevention in permanent pacemaker implantation in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (9), 1106-7
PubMed 2024255
Publications 1983
[Glucagon producing tumors of the pancreas. A case report and literature review]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (22), 1520-2
PubMed 6314588
[Gammaglobulin replacement therapy - indications and realization]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (3), 219-22
PubMed 6189243
[What role does the immune apparatus play in the defense against fungal infections?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (3), 182-3
PubMed 6845311
[Skin tests as a diagnostic aid in infectious diseases]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (3), 201-3
PubMed 6845321
[Immunological studies in the diagnosis of imported parasitic diseases]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (3), 211-3
PubMed 6845324
[Pneumococcal vaccine - characteristics and indications]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (3), 226-8
PubMed 6845327
Publications 1982
Immunoglobulin class specific antibodies to M. leprae in leprosy patients, including the indeterminate group and healthy contacts as a step in the development of methods for sero-diagnosis of leprosy
Clin Exp Immunol, 47 (2), 225-33
PubMed 7042137
Publications 1977
Trollmann med tømmene
Aschehoug, Oslo, 159 s.,[8] pl.
BIBSYS 950108065, ISBN 82-03-09350-7
Publications 1975
Immune responses to mycobacterium leprae in man
J Oslo City Hosp, 25 (1), 3-24
PubMed 1092818
Immune responses to Mycobacterium leprae in man
Universitetet i Oslo, Institutt for eksperimentell medisinsk forskning, Oslo, 1 b. [Flere pag.]
BIBSYS 000329983
Publications 1974
RECENT ADVANCES IN IMMUNOLOGY OF LEPROSY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEW APPROACHES IN IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS
Bull. Inst. Pasteur, 72 (3), 273-310
Immune responsiveness to Mycobacterium leprae of healthy humans. Application of the leucocyte migration inhibition test
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand B Microbiol Immunol, 82B (5), 707-14
DOI 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1974.tb00239.x, PubMed 4611138
Antimycobacterial antibodies in sera from patients throughout the clinico-pathological disease spectrum of leprosy
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand B Microbiol Immunol, 82B (5), 701-6
DOI 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1974.tb00238.x, PubMed 4215284
Publications 1973
[Leprosy as an immunological model]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 93 (4), 217-22
PubMed 4570661
Mechanism of "reactions" in borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy. A preliminary report
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand Suppl, 236 (0), 45-53
PubMed 4602874
The immunological spectrum of leprosy
Ethiop Med J, 11 (2), 188-9
PubMed 4596876
Immune response to Mycobacterium leprae in indeterminate leprosy patients
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand B Microbiol Immunol, 81 (5), 615-20
DOI 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1973.tb02251.x, PubMed 4209177
Immune responsiveness to Mycobacterium leprae and other mycobacterial antigens throughout the clinical and histopathological spectrum of leprosy
Clin Exp Immunol, 14 (4), 541-53
PubMed 4583777
Behavior of Mycobacterium leprae in human macrophages in vitro
Infect Immun, 8 (3), 446-9
DOI 10.1128/iai.8.3.446-449.1973, PubMed 4581011
HL-A antigens and susceptibility to diseases. II. Leprosy
Tissue Antigens, 3 (5), 373-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1973.tb00506.x, PubMed 4771178
Publications 1972
Evidence that the mechanism of immunological tolerance ("central failure") is operative in the lack of host resistance in lepromatous leprosy
Scand J Immunol, 1 (4), 311-21
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1972.tb03296.x, PubMed 4590279
Publications 1971
Characterization of the cellular immune defect in lepromatous leprosy: a specific lack of circulating Mycobacterium leprae-reactive lymphocytes
Clin Exp Immunol, 9 (6), 821-31
PubMed 4945738
Experimental Arthus reactions using the same antigen in soluble and corpuscular form
Afr J Med Sci, 2 (4), 319-28
PubMed 4255853