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• Herpes Management and Professional Organisations
• Journal Publications
• Information for Patients
• Support and Networking
• Cold Sores
• Shingles

Herpes Management and Professional Organisations

International Herpes Management Forum http://www.ihmf.org

Herpes Viruses Association http://www.herpes.org.uk

New Zealand Herpes Foundation http://www.herpes.org.nz/

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine www.ashm.org.au

STD Services, Adelaide: Diagnosis and Management of Genital Herpes http://www.stdservices.on.net/std/herpes/management.htm
 

Journal Publications

Prevalence of infection with herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in Australia: a nationwide population based survey
by Anthony Cunningham, R Taylor, J Taylor, C Marks3 J Shaw and Adrian Mindel
published in Sexually Transmitted Infections online, March 2006: http://sti.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/82/2/164?ijkey=FaXysVuvahmCI&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals
This paper presents statistics for herpes simplex virus infections in Australia. The full text of the paper is available free of charge if you follow the link above.

How to treat herpes simplex infections
by Dr Suzanne M Garland
published in Australian Doctor, 2005: 15 July, pages 27-34
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/htt/pdf/AD_HTT_027_034___JUL15_05.pdf

The management of post-herpetic neuralgia
by Anthony Cunningham and Robert H Dworkin
published in the British Medical Journal, 2000 vol. 321, pp 778-779
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7264/778

Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections
by Dominic E Dwyer and Anthony L Cunningham
published in the Medical Journal of Australia - Practice Essentials series
www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_05_020902/dwy10631_fm.html

Changing epidemiology of genital herpes simplex virus infection in Melbourne, Australia, between 1980 and 2003
by T Tran et al
published in Sexually Transmitted Infections online:
http://sti.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/80/4/277?eaf

Increase in rates of herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of anogenital herpes in western Sydney, Australia, between 1979 and 2003
by L J Haddow, B Dave, A Mindel, K A McPhie, C Chung, C Marks and D E Dwyer
published in Sexually Transmitted Infections online:
http://sti.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/82/3/255 (abstract only)

Use of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of genital herpes
by Perfect M et al.
published in Herpes, 2005.  vol 12, no 2. 38-41. Available at www.ihmf.org/journal/download/122Perfect(38)vol1238.pdf (accessed September 2007)

Information for Patients

The Facts - Genital Herpes Advice and Information www.thefacts.com.au

Herpes - The Australian Information Resource on Genital Herpes www.herpes.com.au

Herpes Serology http://www.stdservices.on.net/std/herpes/serology.htm

Genital Herpes Information for Health Students http://www.stdservices.on.net/std/herpes/details.htm

International Herpes Alliance http://www.herpesalliance.org/

HealthInsite - Genital Herpes http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Genital_Herpes

National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases - Herpes Fact Sheet http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdherp.htm 

Medline Plus: Herpes Simplex http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herpessimplex.html

National Herpes Resource Center, American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/hrc/

Support and Networking

Hevent: Annual Herpes Event http://au.geocities.com/australian_hevent

The Sydney Group http://www.geocities.com/sydneygroup/

Melbourne Social Group http://www.geocities.com/melbournesocialgroup/

Melbourne Herpes Self Help Group http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mhshg/

Gold Coast H Friends http://au.geocities.com/gchfriends/

Herpes Hangout http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/herpeshangout/

Herpes Singles http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/HSingles/

Living Sphere http://www.livingsphere.com

Cold Sores

HealthInsite - Cold Sores http://ww.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Cold_Sores

Shingles

HealthInsite - Shingles http://ww.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Shingles

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http://www.ahmf.com.au/patients/links/default.htm

 

Where can I go for help?

To find a public sexual health clinic near you, see the Register of Public Sexual Health Clinics (published by the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine)