GIDEON update
G I D E O N
GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES & EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK
WHAT'S NEW ? Update 02.3 September 1, 2002
*** MEDICAL SECTION ***
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASE ADDED Human metapneumovirus infection
CLINICAL PARAMETERS Cowpox, Hepatitis G, Tanapox,
Toxoplasmosis
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION Babesiosis
California encephalitis group
Ehrlichiosis - human granulocytic
Ehrlichiosis - human monocytic
Group C viral fevers
Rhinosporidiosis
NOTES EXPANDED OR UPDATED Notes designated <Worldwide>
for a wide range of diseases have been expanded. These text
files are invaluable in preparing reviews, lecture handouts, etc.
HISTORICAL DATA: Data have been added on the status
of the following diseases in European countries during the
1930's and 1940's: Meningitis - bacterial, Scarlet fever,
Diphtheria, Poliomyelitis, Relapsing fever, Shigellosis,
Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Typhoid and enteric fever and
Typhus - epidemic.
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Austria, Canada, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,
New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Taiwan, United States
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio Republic of Korea, South Africa,
<Worldwide>
African tick bite fever Norway
AIDS European region - all countries,
Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Guyana, India,
Israel, Japan, United States, <Worldwide>
Amebiasis Turkey, <Worldwide>
Anthrax Australia, United States
Ascariasis Iran
Babesiosis Poland, Switzerland
Bacillus cereus <Worldwide>
Baylisascariasis Japan
Blastomycosis Canada
Botulism Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Czech Republic, France, Poland, Romania, Serbia and
Montenegro, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan,
<Worldwide>
Brucellosis Greece, Turkey, Uzbekistan, <Worldwide>
Campylobacteriosis Czech Republic, Denmark, Israel,
New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia,
Spain, United Kingdom, United States, <Worldwide>
Cercarial dermatitis Germany
Chlamydia trachomatis Sweden
Cholera Burundi, Comoros, Dem. Rep. Congo,
Hong Kong, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger,
Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
Clonorchiasis Republic of Korea
Clostridial food poisoning <Worldwide>
Coccidioidomycosis New Zealand, United States
Cowpox United Kingdom, <Worldwide>
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Iran
Cryptococcosis <Worldwide>
Cryptosporidiosis Peru, United Kingdom, United States
Cyclospora infection Guatemala, Peru, United States
Cytomegalovirus infection United States
Dengue Latin America and Caribbean - all
reporting countries, New Caledonia, Singapore,
Trust Territories U.S., Wallis and Futuna
Dermatophytoses Czech Republic
Diphyllobothriasis Japan
Diphtheria Americas region - all countries,
<Worldwide>
Dirofilariasis Taiwan
Dracunculiasis All reporting countries, <Worldwide>
Ebola Congo, <Worldwide>
Echinococcosis - multilocular Japan, Slovakia
Echinococcosis - unilocular China, Cyprus, Libya
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt. Czech Republic, Greece, Netherlands,
Poland, United States
Ehrlichiosis - hum. monocytic Netherlands
Enterobiasis <Worldwide>
Enterovirus infections Belarus, Greece, Ireland, Singapore
Escherichia coli diarrhea Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan,
United Kingdom, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral Afghanistan, Italy, United Kingdom,
United States, <Worldwide>
Giardiasis New Zealand, United States
Gonorrhea Benin, Israel
Hantavirus - Old world Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Russia,
<Worldwide>
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Argentina, Chile, United States
Hepatitis A Canada, France, Greece, Japan,
Singapore, Turkey, United States
Hepatitis B Canada, Japan, Mongolia, Singapore,
Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Hepatitis C Bangladesh, Brazil, Germany, India,
Italy, Japan, Pakistan, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey,
United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Hepatitis E Saudi Arabia
Hepatitis G <Worldwide>
Herpes simplex Israel, United Kingdom
Hookworm Chad
Influenza Hong Kong, <Worldwide>
Japanese encephalitis Taiwan
Kyasanur Forest disease Saudi Arabia
Legionellosis New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States,
<Worldwide>
Leptospirosis Argentina, Australia
Listeriosis Denmark, France
Lyme disease Brazil, Estonia, United States
Malaria Brazil, Cuba, Denmark, India, Ireland,
Kenya, Paraguay, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan,
Thailand, United States, <Worldwide>
Measles Americas region - all countries, Israel,
United Kingdom
Mediterranean spotted fever France, Japan, Morocco, Niger
Melioidosis Austalia, Singapore
Meningitis - aseptic Belarus
Meningitis - bacterial Burkina Faso,Cuba, Denmark, Niger,
Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom
Metagonimiasis Republic of Korea
Microsporidiosis <Worldwide>
Monkeypox <Worldwide>
Mumps United Kingdom
Mycobacteriosis - M. ulcerans Cameroon, Uganda
Mycobacteriosis - systemic United States
Onchocerciasis <Worldwide>
Ornithosis United Kingdom
Parvovirus B19 infection Turkey
Pertussis Americas region - all countries
Plague All endemic countries, <Worldwide>
Plesiomonas infection Czech Republic
Pneumocystis carinii Australia
Poliomyelitis Americas region - all countries,
Afghanistan, Australia, Madagascar, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Philippines, United States, <Worldwide>
Q fever Australia, Israel
Rabies European region - all countries,
Tanzania, United States, <Worldwide>
Respiratory syncytial virus China, Danmark
Rickettsialpox United States
Rotavirus Peru
Rubella Brazil, United Kingdom, United States,
<Worldwide>
Salmonellosis Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Israel, Moldova, New Zealand, Poland,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom,
United States, Uzbekistan, <Worldwide>
Schistosomiasis - haematobium Chad
Shigellosis Australia, Canada, Greece, Moldova,
Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Uzbekistan
Smallpox All countries (historical data),
<Bioterrorism>, <Worldwide>
Staphylococcal food poisoning Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, <Worldwide>
Syphilis Bangladesh, Benin, United Kingdom
Tetanus Americas region - all countries,
Niger, South Africa
Tick-borne encephalitis All reporting countries, <Worldwide>
Toxoplasmosis Croatia, Sweden, United States,
<Worldwide>
Trichinosis Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico,
Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, <Worldwide>
Trichostrongyliasis Iran
Trypanosomiasis - African Netherlands, Tanzania
Trypanosomiasis - American United States
Tuberculosis Australia, Austria, Botswana, China,
Denmark, El Salvador, India, Ireland, Israel,
Kazakhstan, Malawi, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Spain,
Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, <Worldwide>
Tularemia Czech Republic, United States
Typhoid and enteric fever Singapore, Turkey
Typhus - endemic United States
Typhus - scrub China
West Nile fever Canada, France, Israel, Romania,
United States
THERAPY
DRUGS ADDED Emtricitabine
PHARMACOLOGY Amoxicillin, Amphotericin B,
Ampicillin, Azithromycin, Cefotaxime, Cefotetan,
Cephalothin, Ciprofloxacin, Cloxacillin,
Erythromycin, Ethambutol, Flucytosine, Fusidic acid,
Gentamicin, Griseofulvin, Indinavir, Itraconazole,
Levofloxacin, Linozelid, Loracarbef, Methicillin,
Mezlocillin, Minocycline, Miocamycin, Nitrofurantoin,
Norfloxacin, Oxacillin, Penicillin G, Piperacillin,
Polymyxins, Praziquantel, Pyrazinamide, Quinine,
Streptomycin, Vancomycin, Voriconazole
SUSCEPTIBILITY DATABASE Bordetella parapertussis
TOXICITY DATABASE Interstitial nephritis
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Anaeroglobus germinatus
Bifidobacterium scardovii
Candida africana
Corynebacterium appendicis
Corynebacterium aurimucosum
Inquilinus limosus
Leptotrichia trevisanii
Streptococcus lutetiensis
PHENOTYPE DATABASE Corynebacterium minutissimum,
Mycobacterium genavense, Streptococcus acidominimus
NAME CHANGED
Bacteroides forsythus to Tannerella forsythensis
Bifidobacterium denticolens to Parascardovia denticolens
Bifidobacterium inopinatum to Scardovia inopinata
Streptococcus bovis II.2 to Streptococcus pasteurianus
Tsukamurella strandjordae to Tsukamurella strandjordii
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 ***
Last Minute Additions
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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 receive 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").
PROBLEM:
When I click on the 'calendar' icon in the Diagnosis module, I
receive the following message:
"Runtime error '2.....; Automation error. The object involved has
been disconnected from its clients."
SOLUTION:
This error may occurred on some computers running newer versions
of Windows (XP, 2000). Unfortunately, the error is related to a
specific programming change introduced by Microsoft, and cannot be
corrected at this time. You may, however, still enter dates of
exposure and disease onset manually using the format, m/d/yy.
