GIDEON update 2001.1
G I D E O N
GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES & EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK
WHAT'S NEW ? Update 01.1 March 1, 2001
*** MEDICAL SECTION ***
DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL PARAMETERS Echinococcosis - American polycystic
Rhinosporidiosis
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Notes designated <Worldwide> for a wide range of diseases have
been expanded. These text files are invaluable in preparing
reviews, lecture handouts, etc.
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Added to the filter search option:
Arenavirus, Bunyavirus, Calicivirus, DNA virus,
Filovirus, Flavirus, Herpesvirus, Orthomyxovirus,
Paramyxovirus, Picornavirus, Poxvirus, Reovirus,
Rhabdovirus, RNA virus, Togavirus
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION Angiostrongyliasis, Babesiosis,
Ehrlichiosis - human monocytic, Mycobacterium ulcerans
infection, Wesselsbron
NOTES EXPANDED OR UPDATED
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Andorra, Bolivia, Canary Islands,
Chile, France, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel,
Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland,
United Kingdom, United States
Adenovirus infection Brazil, Czechoslovakia, India,
Phlippines, Singapore, Taiwan, United States
AIDS All countries, <Worldwide>
Ameba - free living Austria, New Zealand, <Worldwide>
Angiostrongyliasis Fiji
Anisakiasis Mexico
Anthrax India, Poland, Zimbabwe
Ascariasis Cameroon
Babesiosis Japan, United States
Bacillus cereus All reporting European countries,
Taiwan
Balantidiasis Denmark
Bartonellosis - other systemic United States, <Worldwide>
Botluism All reporting European countries,
United States, <Worldwide>
Brucellosis All reporting European countries,
India, Sri Lanka
California encephalitis Canada, United States
Campylobacteriosis Indonesia, Ireland, United States
Cercarial dermatitis United States, <Worldwide>
Chikungunya Indonesia
Chlamydia infections - misc. New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Cholera Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Comoros,
Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Guniea, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi
Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Trust
Territories Pacific Is., Uganda
Clostridial food poisoning All reporting European countries
Crimea Congo hemorrhagic fever France, <Worldwide>
Cryptosporidiosis Jordan, United Kingdom
Cysticercosis South Africa
Cytomegalovirus Singapore
Dengue Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Malaysia,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Singapore, Trust
Territories - Pacific Is., United Kingdom, United
States
Diphyllobothriasis Peru
Diphtheria Chile, Netherlands, United Arab
Emirates
Dirofilariasis Brazil
Eastern equine encephalitis United States
Ebola Uganda
Echinococcosis - granulosis Egypt, Turkey, Uruguay
Echinococcosis - multilocular China
Ehrlichiosis -
human granulocytic United States
Ehrlichiosis - human monocytic Tunisia, United States
Enterovirus infections Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Hong Kong,
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan
Escherichia coli diarrhea All reporting European countries,
Indonesia, nited States
Fascioliasis Argentina
Gastroenteritis - viral Chile, Germany, Netherlands, United
Kingdom, United States, <Worldwide>
Giardiasis All reporting European countries,
Jordan, Malaysia, <Worldwide>
Gnathostomiasis China, Mexico
Gonorrhea Bahrain, Israel, Singapore, United
Kingdom
Hantavirus - old world China, Greece, Norway, Russia
Hantavirus pumonary syndrome Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Panama, United States, <Worldwide>
Hepatitis A All reporting European countries,
Brazil, Israel
Hepatitis B Fiji, Italy, Kiribati, Norway, Russia,
Singapore, Tonga, Turkey, Vanuatu
Hepatitis C France, Greece, Iran, Ireland,
Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Tunisia, United Kingdom,
Yugoslavia
Hepatitis D Norway
Hepatitis G China, Yugoslavia
Herpes simplex infection Syria, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Histoplasmosis Italy
Hookworm Cameroon
Japanese encephalitis Indonesia
Japanese spotted fever Japan
Kawasaki disease Jamaica
Lagochilascariasis Colombia
Legionellosis European region [all reporting
countries], <Worldwide>
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Indonesia, Syria, Venezuela
Leishmaniasis - mucocutaneous Brazil
Leishmaniasis - visceral Greece, United States
Leprosy Bangladesh, Brazil, Chad, Comoros,
Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Madagascar, Mali,
Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Singapore,
Tanzania
Leptospirosis Australia, Costa Rica
Listeriosis Netherlands, Sweden, United States
Lyme disease China, Czechoslovakia, Poland, United
States, <Worldwide>
Malaria Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Brazil,
Burundi, Chile, Gambia, Turkey, United Kingdom,
Yugoslavia, <Worldwide>
Marburg disease Kenya, <Worldwide>
Measles Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ireland, Mexico, Poland,
Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States
Melioidosis Australia
Meningitis - bacterial Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czechoslovakia,
Denmark, Germany, Ireland, South Africa
Microsporidiosis South Africa
Mumps Singapore, United Arab Emirates
Murray Valley encephalitis Papua New Guinea
Mycobacteriosis - systemic Australia
Necrotizing skin & soft tissue Norway, <Worldwide>
Ockelbo disease Sweden
Paragonimiasis Benin, Japan
Parainfluenza viruses Brazil, Czechoslovakia, India,
Phlippines, Singapore, Taiwan
Parvovirus B19 Singapore
Penicilliosis Taiwan
Pertussis Australia, Chile, Denmark, Netherlands,
Singapore, United Arab Emirates
Poliomyelitis Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chile, Dominican
Republic, Eastern Mediterranean region (all
countries), France, Haiti, Laos, Netherlands,
Singapore, United Arab Emirates, <Worldwide>
Rabies Canada, Indonesia, United States
Relapsing fever Egypt
Respiratory syncytial virus Brazil, Czechoslovakia, India,
Phlippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan,
United States
Rickettsia felis infection Brazil, France
Rift Valley fever Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Yemen
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Brazil
Ross River disease Australia
Rotavirus Ireland, Netherlands, United States
Rubella Ethiopia, Mexico, Singapore, United
Arab Emirates, United States
Salmonelloisis All reporting European coutries,
Australia, Indonesia, United States, <Worldwide>
Scabies Poland
Scarlet fever Poland
Schistosomiasis - haematobium Cameroon
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Brazil, Cameroon, Israel, Senegal,
United States
Shigellosis All reporting European countries,
Indonesia
Sindbis Egypt
Smallpox Chile, Israel
Staphylococcal food poisoning All reporting European countries,
Taiwan, United States
Syphilis Bahrain, Bulgaria, Peru, United
Kingdom, Singapore, Yugoslavia
St. Louis encephalitis United States
Taeniasis Russia, South Africa
Tetanus Brazil, Netherlands, Singapore
Toxic shock syndrome Japan
Toxoplasmosis Singapore
Trachoma Senegal
Trichinosis Korea, Poland, Russia, United States
Trichiuriasis Cameroon, Russia
Trypanosomiasis - American Argentina, Belize, Brazil
Tuberculosis Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
France, French Guiana, Germany, Hong Kong, India,
Iran, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto
Rico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, <Worldwide>
Tularemia Sweden
Typhoid and enteric fever All reporting European countries
Typhus - epidemic Chile
Typhus - scrub China
Varicella Hong Kong, India, Singapore, United
Arab Emirates
Venezuelan equine encephalitis Colombia
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Indonesia, Taiwan
West Nile fever France, Israel, Russia, United
States, <Worldwide>
Western equine encephalitis United States
Yellow fever Guinea, <Worldwide>
Yersiniosis United States
THERAPY
DRUGS ADDED Cefmenoxime, Emivirine, Voriconazole
PHARMACOLOGY Amikacin, Amphotericin B, Amprenavir,
Atovaquone, Anthrax vaccine, Azithromycin, Cefoxitin,
Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin, Delaviridine,
Doxycycline, Fluconazole, Imipenem, Indinavir,
Influenza vaccine, Isoniazid, Itraconazole, Ivermectin,
Levamisole, Levofloxacin, Linezolid, Melarsoprol,
Moxifloxacin, Mumps vaccine, Nelfinavir, Neviripine,
Nitrofurantoin, Pentamidine, Piperacillin-Tazobactam,
Ritonavir, Sulfonamides, Sulfa-Trimethoprim, Suramin,
Thiacetazone, Tobramycin, Trovafloxacin, Zidovidine
INTERACTIONS DATABASE Emivirine, Hypericum (St. John's Wort)
TOXICITY DATABASE Conjunctivitis [vaccine module],
Lipodystrophy syndrome, Paronychia of toes,
Rhabdomyolysis, Thrombocytosis,
SUSCEPTIBILITY STANDARDS Ampicillin, Cefotaxime, Cefpirome,
Ceftriaxone, Gatifloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Penicillin G
SUSCEPTIBILITY DATABASE Bjerkandera adusta, Candida
dublinensis, Capnocytophaga spp., Coprinus species,
Corynebacterium bovis, Fusobacterium mortiferum,
Fusobacterium necrophorum, Fusobacterium nucleatum,
Fusobacterium varium, Malassezia spp., Schizophyllum
commune
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Candida sake, Clostridium hiranonis,
Colinsella intestinalis, Colinsella stercoris,
Dysgonomonas gadei, Enteric Group 137, Mycobacterium
heckeshornense, Mycobacterium kubicae, Proteus
genomospecies 4, Proteus genomospecies 5, Proteus
genomospecies 6
PHENOTYPE DATABASE Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, Candida
albicans, Candida dublinensis, Colinsella aerofaciens,
Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum, Lactobacillus
salivarius, Morganella morganii, Proteus mirabilis,
Proteus penneri, Proteus vulgaris, Providencia
alcalifaciens, Providencia heimbachae, Providencia
rettgeri, Providencia rustigianii, Providencia
stuartii
TAXA DELETED Candida stellatoidea has been incorporated into
Candida albicans
NAMES CHANGED Agrobacterium radiobacter to Rhizobium radiobacter
Blastoschizomyces capitus to Dapodascus capitus
Candida ciferrii to Stephanoascus ciferrii
Candida colliculosa to Torulaspora debrueckii
Candida famata to Debaromyces hansenii var. hansenii
Candida guilliermondii to Pichia guilliermondii
Candida humicola to Cryptococcus humicola
Candida keyfr to Kluyveromyces marxianus
Candida krusei to Issatchenkia orientalis
Candida lambica to Pichia fermentans
Candida lipolytica to Yarrowia lipolytica
Candida lusitaniae to Clavispora lusitaniae
Candida norvegensis to Pichia norvegensis
Candida pelliculosa to Pichia anomola
Candida pintolopesii to Arxiozyma telluris
Candida pulcherima to Metchnikovia pulcherima
CDC group DF3 to Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides
Chryseomonas luteola to Pseudomonas luteola
Cryptococcus unguttulatus to Filobasidium unguttulatum
Flavimonas oryzihabitans to Pseudomonas oryzyhabitans
If you have any additional information which you would like to
see added to your GIDEON program, please let us know (forward
relevant documentation, photocopy or reprint).
Note that reporting statistics for the most recent year may be
preliminary in some cases. Final data will be incorporated into
the software as they become available.
*** TECHNICAL SECTION ***
GIDEON version 2.01 contains several 'bug' fixes and programming
changes:
1) When loading a case in the Diagnosis module, if the case had a date
for the beginning of exposure or the end of exposure, the number of
days which has passed since that date would appear wrong. This has
been fixed.
2) In the Microbiology module, the tests in the "Summary" list now
appear in the correct order.
3) The space-bar can now be used to mark items in the "compare"
column.
4) On some computers, the Therapy screen appeared distorted. This has
been fixed.
5) When marking the last symptom/test in a list as "no" (in the
Diagnosis and Microbiology modules), its offsprings are now
neutralized.
6) It is now impossible to mark the three primary items in the
Bacteria sub-module of the Microbiology module. Also, a relevant
problem which caused difficulties in viewing the offsprings in this
list has been fixed.
7) While working on a file in the Microbiology module, if the user
switched to a different sub-module, the file name would remain in
the window's heading. This is now fixed.
8) The Updating program now terminates properly.
9) In Multi-User versions, GIDEON should terminate without giving the
error message "Permission Denied".
In addition to the above, it is now possible to resize GIDEON's
window. All users working in a resolution of 800x600 or above will be
able to have GIDEON in a maximized window.
If you get an error with the auto upgrade and don't have custom notes
or cases then run "Setup" from the CD, otherwise copy the CD to a
temporary folder on your hard disk and run "Upgrade" from that folder.
Last Minute Additions
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The following last minute additions to GIDEON are not mentioned
in Help:
1) Printing and saving reports
Four new toolbar buttons have been added to GIDEON's main screen,
on the top-right corner of the window. These buttons allow for
printing and saving reports directly, without need to access the
File menu.
2) Copy to Clipboard button
In the report preview screen, a button has been added to allow for
copying of the entire report to the Windows Clipboard (from where
the report may be pasted elsewhere).
Fixed Bugs
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Initially, GIDEON encountered some difficulty when running on
computers in Far-eastern languages (Japanese, Chinese, Korean), as
well as some West-European languages. The 'bug' which was causing
this has been fixed. As of update 99-4, there is no need to modify
in the computer's language setting (or the "Regional Settings" of
Windows).
Troubleshooting
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The following is a list of known problems and solutions concerning
the GIDEON program. This list will be updated as necessary.
PROBLEM:
After installing GIDEON, other programs on the computer cannot be
initiated; and generate an error message saying: "This application
uses CTL3D32.DLL, which is not the correct version. This version of
CTL3D32.DLL is designed only for Windows '95 systems.
SOLUTION:
The GIDEON CD contains 2 files, "ctl3dnt" and "ctl3d32_98" (in the
multi-user version, these files will also appear on the "UserInst"
directory on the server computer). If your operating system is
Windows NT, double-click on the first file. If you are using Windows
'98, double-click on the second file. You will be asked where to unzip
these files - choose the system directory of your Windows (in most
cases, WINNT\SYSTEM32 for NT users and WINDOWS\SYSTEM for Windows
'98 users). After choosing the directory, unzip the files. The
problematic application should now work.
PROBLEM:
When trying to print the results of a Comparison, the page appears
distorted.
SOLUTION:
When comparing an excessive number of diseases or pathogens, not all
columns will fit on a printed page. For a normal sized page
with standard margins, it is recommended that the number of columns
compared be no greater than 5. If you still wish to print a table
containing a larger number of columns, you should save the report;
transfer it to a word processor; and print from there.
For example, in Microsoft Word you can mark the text representing the
table and convert it to a Word table by choosing the "Convert Text to
Table" option under the Table menu. A dialog box will now appear. In
the "Seperate text at" section you should choose "Tabs", and click OK).
PROBLEM:
When trying to run GIDEON, I get the following message:
"Run time error '35603' Invalid Key"
SOLUTION:
This problem might occur only if you received an older version of the
GIDEON database (the version which is located on our website is an old
version). This error should no longer occur as of update 99-4.
This problem may originate when the Windows enviornment is not in
English, and is not known to occur on Windows NT systems. If this
happens in your computer, try the following (in some systems this may
not work):
1) Click on the "Start" button in the task bar. Choose "Settings", and
then choose "Control Panel".
2) Double click "Regional Settings".
3) A window containing a map should appear. Above the map there
should be a box with your current regional setting (e.g French).
Change this to "English" (there are several English options,
choose any one of them).
Changing the above option will not affect any capablities concerning
your language. It will only change some settings which Windows uses
(for example, the default currency). All settings which might be
affected are listed in the other windows of the "Regional Settings"
(above the box with your regional setting, there are tabs which you
can use to alter certain settings).
You may 'play' with some of these settings afterwards (for example,
the default measurement system can always be changed between "Metric"
and "U.S").
