GIDEON update 2004.4
G I D E O N
GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES & EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK
WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 August 6 to August 13
CLINICAL PARAMETERS Crimea Congo hemorrhagic fever
Filariasis - Brugia timori
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Finland
Jordan
African tick-bite fever South Africa, Switzerland
AIDS Switzerland
Anthrax Tajikistan, Ukraine
California encephalitis group United States
Cholera All reporting countries, < Worldwide >
Clonorchiasis Republic of Korea, < Worldwide >
Dengue French Polynesia
Escherichia coli diarrhea Sweden, United States
Filariasis - Brugia timori < Worldwide >
Gastroenteritis - viral New Zealand, United States
Hepatitis E Sudan
Japanese encephalitis Rep. Korea
Malaria Bangladesh, Philippines
Measles Israel
Melioidosis Taiwan, Thailand
Meningitis - aseptic Puerto Rico
Rabies Philippines
Salmonellosis Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Toxocariasis Ireland
Trichinosis United States
Tuberculosis New Zealand
Vesicular stomatitis India
West Nile fever Canada, United States
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Mycobacterium parmense
Paenibacillus massiliensis
Paenibacillus sanguinis
Paenibacillus timonensis
Veillonella montpellierensis
PHENOTYPE DATABASE UPLDATED Paenibacillus macerans
Paenibacillus polymyxa
Photorhabdus asymbiotica
Stenotrophomonas africana
Tsukamurella - all species
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 August 13 to August 19
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
CLINICAL PARAMETERS
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio Taiwan
Amoeba - free living United States
Anthrax Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, United States
Botulism Russian Federation
Campylobacteriosis Australia
Chlamydia trachomatis Ireland, United Kingdom
Clostrial food poisoning Australia
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Bulgaria, Turkey
Echinostomiasis Republic of Korea, Thailand,
< Worldwide >
Escherichia coli diarrhea Denmark
Gastroenteritis - viral Netherlands
Gonorrhea Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom
Hantavirus infect.- Old World < Worldwide >
Hepatitis A Belgium
Hepatitis C Canada, < Worldwide >
Herpes simplex Ireland, United Kingdom
Heterophyid infections Philippines, Republic of Korea, Taiwan,
Thailand
Influenza Vietnam
Legionellosis Spain
Leishmaniasis Ethiopia, Somalia
Listeriosis Australia
Malaria Africa - All countries, Kyrgyzstan
Meinigitis Denmark
Mycobacterium ulcerans Benin
Poliomyelitis Afghanistan, Pakistan
Rabies United States
Rocky Mountain spotted fever United States, Uruguay, < Worldwide >
Salmonellosis Australia, Russian Federation
Schistosomiasis < Worldwide >
Syphilis Ireland, United Kingdom
Trichinosis Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe
Typhoid Cyprus
West Nile fever Canada, Portugal, United States,
Uruguay, < Worldwide >
THERAPY
DRUGS ADDED Interferon alfa 2-a
Interferon alfa 2-b
Interferon alfacon-1
Peginterferon alfa-2a
Peginterferon alfa-2b
INTERACTIONS DATA BASE Aldesleukin
Autumn Crocus
Captopril
PHARMACOLOGY Amphotericin B, Cefoxitin, Ciprofloxacin,
Erythromycin, Ganciclovir, Gatifloxacin, Indinavir, Itraconazole,
Ketoconazole, Linozelid, Mefloquine, Pentamidine, Quinine,
Ribavirin, Ritonavir, Saquinavir, Voriconazole, Zidovudine
TOXICITY DATA BASE Gingivitis
Hypopituitarism
Raynaud's phenomenon
Spermatogenesis - impaired
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Anaerofustus stercorihominis
Nocardia senatus
Nocardia testaceus
PHENOTYPE DATABASE UPLDATED Nocardia beijingensis
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 August 19 to August 26
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
AIDS British Virgin Islands, Norway,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
Botulism Georgia
Cholera Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Guinea,
India, Japan, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda
Cryptococcosis Australia
Cryptosporidiosis Germany
Eastern equine encephalitis United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea Canada
Gonorrhea Japan
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Brazil
Hepatitis A Germany
Hepatitis B United States
Hepatitis C United States
Herpes simplex infection Japan
Influenza Canada, Worldwide
Legionellosis Spain
Leprosy Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua
Leptospirosis American Samoa, Russian Federation
Malaria Belize, Brazil, Dominican Republic,
French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
Meningitis - bacterial Scotland
Onchocerciasis Brazil. Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Mexico, Venezuela, Worldwide
Plague All endemic countries, Worldwide
Rabies Mexico, Russian Federation
Tick-borne encephalitis Russian Federation
Typhus - epidemic Algeria
Vibrio parahaemolyticus infec. United States
West Nile fever Canada, United States
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Rifaximin
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Cryptococcus bacilisporus
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 August 27 to September 2
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Azores
Poland
Portugal
AIDS Poland
Anthrax Kyrgyzstan
Botulism Russian Federation
Dengue Panama
Escherichia coli diarrhea United States
Gastroenteritis - viral New Zealand
Hantavirus - Old world Russian Federation
Hepatitis C Pakistan
Hepatitis E Chad, Sudan
Malaria Dem. Rep. Congo, Tanzania
Meningitis - aseptic Russian Federation
Q-fever Bulgaria
Rubella Poland
Tick-borne encephalitis Germany
Tuberculosis New Zealand
West Nile fever Austria, Canada, Hungary, Slovakia,
United States
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 September 2 to 9
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Tajikistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
AIDS Germany, Ireland, Spain
Anthrax Russian Federation
Brucellosis Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia
Cholera Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea,
Tanzania, Uganda
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Iran
Dengue Venezuela
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt. Poland, Portugal
Escherichia coli diarrhea Ireland
Gastroenteritis - viral Germany, Scotland, United States
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Brazil, Uruguay
Hepatitis B Yemen
Hepatitis C Italy, Spain, Yemen
Hepatitis E Chad, Japan
Influenza Thailand, Vietnam, Worldwide
Lassa fever Liberia, United States
Legionellosis Sweden
Leptospirosis India, Russian Federation
Lyme disease Poland
Mediterranean spotted fever Kenya, United States
Necrotizing skin & soft tissue Netherlands
Paragonimiasis India
Rabies Lithuania
Rift Valley fever Saudi Arabia
Ross River disease Australia
Rubella Greece
Salmonellosis United States
SARS Hong Kong
Tetanus Guinea Bissau
Typhoid Algeria, Tajikistan
West Nile fever Canada, Mexico, United States
Yellow fever Venezuela
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Hepatitis A vaccine, Ritonavir,
Telithromycin
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 September 9 to 16
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
All reportable diseases Iceland
Latvia
Lithuania
AIDS Ireland, Spain
Anthrax Zimbabwe
Argentine hemorrhagic fever Argentina
Botulism Russian Federation
Cholera Chad, Liberia, Mali, Philippines,
Sierra Leone, United States
Diphtheria All countries, Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom
Hepatitis A Egypt, Germany, Kazakhstan
Hepatitis B All countries (vaccine coverage),
Worldwide
Hepatitis E Sudan
Influenza Thailand, Worldwide
Leptospirosis India
Measles All countries, Worldwide
Meningitis - Bacterial All countries (Hib vaccine coverage),
Worldwide
Pertussis All countries, Worldwide
Poliomyelitis All countries (vaccine coverage),
Worldwide
Rotavirus infection Ireland
Salmonellosis Germany, Scotland
Tetanus All countries, Worldwide
Tuberculosis All countries (vaccine coverage),
Worldwide
Vesicular stomatitis United States
West Nile fever Canada, United States
Yellow fever All endemic countries (vaccine coverage),
Worldwide
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 September 16 to 23
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
All reportable diseases Oman
Cholera Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda
Cyclosporiasis Guatemala, United States
Dengue Spain, United States, < Worldwide >
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Brazil, United States
Hepatitis A Russian Federation
Hepatitis E Chad
Japanese encephalitis India
Lassa fever United Kingdom
Rabies Lithuania
Salmonellosis United Kingdom
West Nile fever Canada, Israel, United States
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 September 24 to 30
DISEASE RATES FUNCTION !
All numerical graphs (cases, deaths, laboratory reports) have
been programmed to simultaneously display rates per 100,000 as
well. These graphs will automatically update as data are added
to GIDEON.
NEW DISEASE ADDED Pythiosis
CLINICAL DATABASE UPDATED Transplant recipient
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
AIDS Hong Kong
Anthrax India, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Botulism United Kingdom
Cholera Chad, Guinea, Niger, Venezuela, Zambia
Escherichia coli diarrhea Canada, Switzerland
Hepatitis A Denmark, Egypt
Hepatitis E Chad, Iraq
Influenza Thailand, Worldwide
Legionellosis France
Leptospirosis Hong Kong
Malaria Germany
Measles Mexico, United States, Worldwide
Pertussis San Marino
Poliomyelitis New Zealand, Switzerland
Salmonellosis Ireland, United States
Shigellosis Germany
Trichinosis Israel
Vibrio parahaemolyticus United States
West Nile fever Canada, United States
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Pantoea dispersa
PHENYTYPE DATABASE Corynebacterium aurimucosum
Rothia dentocariosa
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 October 1 to 6, 2004
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
Anthrax Italy, Kazakhstan
Ascariasis Myanamar
AIDS Netherlands
Campylobacteriosis Ireland
Cholera Tanzania, Uganda
Cryptosporidiosis Ireland
Echinococcosis - unilocular Peru
Enterovirus infections Japan
Giardiasis Russian Federation
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome United States
Hepatitis A Denmark, Kyrgyzstan, United Kingdom
Hepatitis E Sudan
Hookworm Myanmar
Influenza Thailand
Leptospirosis India
Lyme disease Russian Federation
Rabies United Kingdom
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Brazil
Salmonellosis United Kingdom
Tetanus Ireland
West Nile fever France, Mexico, United States
Yellow fever Brazil
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Helcococcus sueciensis
Mycobacterium boenickei
Mycobacterium brisbanense
Mycobacterium canariasense
Mycobacterium houstonense
Mycobacterium neworleansense
Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum
Oribacterium sinus
Zimmermannella alba
Zimmermannella bifida
PHENOTYPE DATABASE Helcococcus kunzii
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 October 7 to 13, 2004
CLINICAL DATABASE Clonorchiasis
Typhus - scrub
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Japan
AIDS Burkina Faso
Angiostrongyliasis Taiwan
Amoeba - free-living Italy
Bunyaviridae infections - misc. Worldwide
Cholera Benin, Chad, Niger
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever Senegal
Dracunculiasis Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea Australia
Gastroenteritis - viral Worldwide
Hepatitis A Russian Federation, Spain
Hepatitis B China, Worldwide
Hepatitis C Brazil, Saudi Arabia
Herpes simplex United Kingdom
Kawasaki disease Taiwan
Listeriosis Finland
Lyme disease Spain
Lymphogranuloma venereum Belgium, Netherlands
Measles Bulgaria
Meningitis - bacterial Finland, Taiwan
Rabies Iran, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Madagascar,
Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam
Rotavirus Spain
Salmonellosis Ireland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Syphilis Germany
Toxocariasis Taiwan
Toxoplasmosis Brazil, Germany
Vesicular stomatitis India
West Nile fever Canada, France, United States
Yersiniosis France, Worldwide
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Thiabendazole
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 October 13 to 20, 2004
This week, a new graphics feature will be added to the GIDEON Epidemiology
module - you will be able to combine multiple graphs of your own chosing into
a single display. For example, contrast the AIDS rates of France, Germany and
Denmark - or the incidence of measles and rubella in the United States. As
with all other material in GIDEON, these graphs can be "pasted" into pamphlets,
PowerPoint presentations, etc.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Bolivia
AIDS Denmark, El Salvador, Honduras
Brucellosis Finland, Wallis and Futuna
Chlamydia trachomatis France
Cholera Guinea
Cysticercosis Finland
Dengue New Zealand
Escherichia coli diarrhea Finland
Hantavirus - old world Finland
Hepatitis B Brazil
Influenza Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Israel
Pogosta disease Finland
Rabies Finland
Ross River disease New Zealand
Rubella Argentina
Salmonellosis Germany, Tunisia
Syphilis Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras
Toxoplasmosis Finland, Panama
Trichinosis Finland
West Nile fever Canada, United States
Yellow fever Burkina Faso
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 October 20 to 27, 2004
DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL PARAMETERS Vesicular stomatitis
EPIDEMIOLOGY
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Canary Islands
Finland
Spain
AIDS China, Nigeria, Spain, Zimbabwe
Anthrax Indonesia, Namibia
Cholera Chad, Dem. Rep. Congo, Guinea, India
Chlamydia trachomatis United Kingdom
Escherichia coli diarrhea Canada, France
Glanders United Arab Emirates
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Panama
Hepatitis A Norway, Saudi Arabia
Hepatitis B France, Lebanon, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia
Hepatitis C China, Yemen
Influenza Thailand, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Turkey
Leptospirosis France
Malaria Norway
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Japan
Paragonimiasis Japan
Respiratory syncytial virus Japan
Syphilis Austria
Tick-borne encephalitis Poland
Trichinosis Argentina
Trypanosomiasis - African Tanzania
Typhoid Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands
Varicella United States
Vesicular stomatitis Worldwide
West Nile fever Canada, United States
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Erythromycin
Gatifloxacin
Itraconazole
Ketoconazole
Levofloxacin
Nelfinavir
INTERACTIONS DATABASE Cinicalcet
Duloxetine
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Clostridium bartlettii
Nocardia mexicana
PHENOTYPE DATABASE UPDATED Clostridium hiranonis
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 04.4 October 27 to November 23, 2004
DIAGNOSIS Cultures negative changed to Cultures positive
EPIDEMIOLOGY
NAME CHANGE Vesicular stomatitis to Vesiculovirus infections
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Canada
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio United States
AIDS Italy
Anthrax Finland, Namibia, Uganda
Botulism Scotland
Chlamydia trachomatis Denmark
Cholera Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Dem. Rep. Congo,
Germany, Guinea, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, United States
Dengue Dominican Republic
Escherichia coli diarrhea United States
Gastroenteritis - viral Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Giardiasis Norway
Hantavirus - old world Russian Federation
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Brazil
Hepatitis A Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation,
Uzbekistan
Hepatitis B Denmark, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis Hong Kong
Legionellosis France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Worldwide
Listeriosis Ireland
Mediterranean spotted fever Spain
Meningitis - bacterial France
Mumps Ireland
Parainfluenza Hong Kong
Penicilliosis India
Pharyngitis - bacterial Japan
Plague China
Rabies Austria, Belize, Germany, Kyrgysztan, Romania
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Peru
Ross River disease New Zealand
Rotavirus infection Ireland
Salmonellosis Austria, Ireland
Shigellosis Ireland, United States
Syphilis Italy, Spain
Toxic shock syndrome Japan
Tuberculosis Germany
Tularemia United States
Typhoid Kyrgysztan
West Nile fever Austria, Canada, Mexico, United States
Yellow fever Brazil, Spain
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Aeromonas popoffii
Clostridium hathewayi
Nocardia kruczakiae
Porphyromonas ueonis
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