GIDEON update 2005.2
G I D E O N
GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES & EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK
WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 February 10 to February 17, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Argentina
El Salvador
Ireland and Northern Ireland
Netherlands
Anthrax Uganda
Bunyaviridae infections - misc Worldwide
Cholera Burundi
Dengue East Timor, Indonesia, Singapore
Dracunculiasis Sudan, Worldwide
Hantaviruses - old world Russian Federation
Influenza Worldwide
Lassa fever Sierra Leone
Leptospirosis Guyana
Meningitis - bacterial Chad, Sudan
Mycobacteriosis - systemic United States
Nipah virus Bangladesh, Worldwide
Poliomyelitis Saudi Arabia, Sudan
Trichinosis France
Tuberculosis United States
West Nile fever Canada, United States
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Ritonavir
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G I D E O N
GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES & EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK
WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 February 17 to February 23, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Australia
Belgium
Lebanon
AIDS Norway, Switzerland
Botulism Ukraine
Cholera India, Japan, Niger, Philippines, Tanzania
Dengue Trust Territories - Pacific
Influenza Worldwide
Legionellosis Australia
Malaria French Guiana
Plague Dem. Republic Congo
Rabies Germany, Worldwide
Schistomiasis - mansoni Ethiopia, Ghana
Tuberculosis Canada
Vesicular stomatitis Belize
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Campylobacter curvus
Campylobacter showae
Malassezia yamatoensis (yeast module)
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 February 23 to February 28, 2005
NAME CHANGE Human metapneumovirus infection
to Human metapneumovirus and New Haven coronavirus
EPIDEMIOLOGY
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
Cholera Cameroon, Dem. Rep. Congo, Japan, Tanzania
Enterovirus infection Malaysia
Human metapneumovirus Worldwide
Influenza Vietnam, Worldwide
Measles Kazakhstan, Russian Federation
Meningitis - bacterial New Zealand, Philippines
Pythiosis Worldwide
Rabies Algeria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sudan, Worldwide
Rotavirus Nicaragua
Thelaziasis Worldwide
Trichinosis Latvia
Trypanosomiasis - African India, Worldwide
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 March 1 to March 19, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY Several species of Aedes have been redesignated, "Stegomyia (Aedes)"
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
Anthrax Belgium, Botswana, Mongolia
Botulism Russian Federation
Brucellosis Russian Federation
Campylobacterioisis Denmark
Cholera Cameroon, Dem. Rep. Congo, Japan, Malawi,
Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Worldwide
Dengue East Timor, Yemen
Enterovirus infection Malaysia
Escherichia coli diarrhea Denmark
Giardiasis Guam, United States
Hepatitis A United States
Hepatitis C Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Human metapneumovirus Worldwide
Influenza Vietnam, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis Thailand, United States
Lassa fever Nigeria
Legionellosis Spain
Leptospirosis Venezuela
Lymphogranuloma venereum Sweden
Malaria Dominican Republic, Worldwide
Measles Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial Japan, New Zealand, Philippines
Mycobacterium ulcerans Australia
Plague Dem. Rep. Congo
Pythiosis Worldwide
Rabies Algeria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sudan, Worldwide
Rotavirus Nicaragua
Rubella Netherlands, Russian Federation
Salmonellosis Denmark, France, United Kingdom, United States
Thelaziasis Worldwide
Trichinosis Latvia
Trypanosomiasis - African India, Worldwide
Tuberculosis United States, Worldwide
Varicella France
Vesicular stomatitis Bolivia
Yersinia enterocolitica Denmark
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 March 19 to March 23, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION African tick bite fever
Marburg virus disease
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COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Norway
African tick bite fever Reunion
AIDS France
Babesiosis United States
Cholera Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe
Ebola Worldwide
Filariasis - Bancroftian Uganda
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Bolivia
Lasssa fever Sierra Leone
Leprosy Worldwide
Marburg virus Angola, Worldwide
Measles Nigeria
Onchocerciasis Malawi
Ornithosis Australia
Pythiosis France, Mali
Rubella Maldives, Vietnam
Salmonellosis Sweden
SARS Worldwide
Toxocariasis Brazil
Tularemia Russian Federation
Typhoid Kenya
THERAPY
INTERACTIONS DATABASE Eszoplicone
PHARMACOLOGY Clarithromycin, Itraconazole, Rifampin,Ritonavir
TESTING STANDARDS Ampicillin, Azithromycin, Cefoxitin, Ceftriaxone,
Cefotaxime, Chloramphenicol, Ciprofloxacin,
Daptomycin, Doxycycline, Gentamicin, Levofloxacin,
Meropenem, Minocycline, Penicillin G, Rifampin,
Streptomycin, Sulfonamides, Sulfa / Trimethoprim,
Tetracyclines
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Arthrobacter scleromae
PHENOTYPE Arthrobacter oxydans, Campylobacter showae
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 March 23 to March 30, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Tungiasis
IMAGES ADDED Babesiosis, Kingella infection,
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous, Meningitis - bacterial, Relapsing fever,
Schistosomiasis - haematobium, Taeniasis, Trypanosomiasis - American,
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES
AIDS Brazil
Angiostrongyliasis - abdominal Nicaragua
Anisakiasis Peru
Bartonellosis - cat borne Jordan
Bartonellosis - other systemic Jordan
Brugia malayi Indonesia, Worldwide
Brucellosis Bulgaria, Greece, United Kingdom
Cholera Australia, Cameroon, Dem. Rep. Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Senegal
Diphyllobothriasis Estonia
Dipyliasis Spain
Echinococcosis - multilocular United States
Ehrlichiosis - granulocytic Italy
Ehrlichiosis - human monocytic United States
Enterovirus infections Tunisia
Escherichia coli diarrhea United States
Gastroenteritis - viral Peru
Gonorrhea Norway
Hantavirus - Old world Russian Federation
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Brazil
Hepatitis A Australia
Hepatitis B Nepal, Saudi Arabia
Hepatitis D Saudi Arabia
Hepatitis E India
Influenza Cambodia, Dem. Rep. Korea, Vietnam, Worldwide
Legionnaire's disease United States
Leishmaniasis - visceral Spain
Listeriosis United States
Lyme disease Italy
Malaria Afghanistan, Sudan, Thailand, United States
Marburg disease Angola, Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial Chad, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia, Sudan
Opisthorciasis Israel, Russian Federation
Pertussis Japan
Poliomyelitis All reporting countries, Worldwide
Rabies India
Respiratory syncytial virus United States
Rubella Cuba
Salmonellosis Germany
Schistosomiasis - haematobium Nigeria
Tick-borne encephalitis Italy
Toxocariasis Estonia, Slovak Republic, Spain
Toxoplasmosis Israel
Trypanosomiasis - American Brazil
Tularemia United States
Typhoid Nepal
Typhus - scrub Australia
Varicella Argentina
Venezuelan equine encephalitis Mexico
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 March 30 to April 6, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Tungiasis
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION Chikungunya
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
AIDS Bolivia, Israel, Peru
Amoeba - free living Australia
Campylobacteriosis Ireland
Cercarial dermatitis Belarus
Chikungunya Comoros
Chlamydia trachomatis Norway
Cholera Senegal
Cyclosporiasis Canada
Cysticercosis Madagascar
Diphyllobothriasis Brazil
Echinococcosis - multilocular Japan
Escherichia coli diarrhea United States
Hantavirus - old world Japan
Hepatitis A India
Influenza Dem. Rep. Korea, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis India
Kawasaki disease Guadeloupe
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Ecuador
Leishmaniasis - mucosal United Kingdom
Leptospirosis India
Lymphogranuloma venereum Spain
Malaria Armenia, Bahrain, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, United States
Marburg virus disease Angola, Worldwide
Measles Ecuador
Meditteranean spotted fever Sudan
Mumps Ireland, United Kingdom
Onchocerciasis Hungary
Paracoccidioidomycosis Austria
Rubella Ecuador
Salmonellosis Canada, United States
Toxoplasmosis Guatemala
Trichinosis Ireland
THERAPY
INTERACTIONS DATABASE Darifenacin
PHARMACOLOGY Chloroquine, Erythromycin, Ketoconazole
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 April 7 to April 14, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
Anthrax Mongolia
Botulism Kyrgyzstan
Campylobacteriosis Switzerland
Cholera Benin, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea,
Mozambique, Senegal
Diphyllobothriasis Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea United States
Influenza Cambodia, Vietnam, Worldwide
Leprosy All reporting countries, Worldwide
Marburg virus Angola, Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial Sudan
Rabies Mexico
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Peru
Salmonellosis Canada, United States
Tickborne encephalitis Germany
Trichinosis Russian Federation
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 April 14 to April 21, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION Ilheus
Mammomonogamiasis
Rickettsia felis infection
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Denmark
Campylobacteriosis Norway
Cholera Dem. Rep. Congo, India, Zimbabwe
Hepatitis B United States
Influenza Vietnam, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis Belgium, China
Mansonelliasis - M. perstans Nigeria
Marburg virus Angola, Worldwide
Mediterranean spotted fever Hungary
Onchocerciasis Ethiopia
Rickettsia felis United Kingdom
Rubella United States
Salmonellosis United States
Shigellosis Canada
Trypanosomiasis - American Mexico
Tuberculosis United States
THERAPY
INTERACTIONS DATABASE Erlotinib
PHARMACOLOGY Atazanavir, Caspofungin, Clarithromycin,
Indinavir, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Nelfinavir, Rifabutin,
Rifampin, Rifapentine, Ritonavir, Saquinavir, Telithromycin,
Troleandomycin, Voriconazole
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 April 21 to April 28, 2005
EPIDEMIOLOGY
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Jordan
Chikungunya Indonesia
Cholera Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea,
Nigeria
Cryptosporidiosis Scotland
Cysticercosis United States
Fungal infection - invasive Israel
Gastroenteritis - viral Japan
Hepatitis C United Kingdom
Hepatitis E Pakistan
Marburg virus Angola, Worldwide
Poliomyelitis Yemen
Rotavirus Japan
Sindbis Australia
Tuberculosis Germany
Typhoid Fiji, Malaysia
THERAPY
PATHOGEN DATABASE Hepatitis D (Chronic)
PHARMACOLOGY Interferon Alpha-2A
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Fastidiosipila sanguinis
Prevotella multiformis
Yersinia aleksiciae
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 05.2 April 28 to May 5, 2005
DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL DATABASE Kikuchi's disease and Kimura disease
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DISEASE DISTRIBUTION Sandfly fever
NAME CHANGED Protothecosis to
Protothecosis and Chlorellosis
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC NOTES
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Belgium
AIDS Colombia, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
Anthrax Uganda
Ascariasis Denmark
Babesiosis Poland
Bartonellosis - cat-borne Spain
Blastomycosis Tunisia
Campylobacteriosis Spain
Cholera Dem. Rep. Congo, Liberia, Malawi,
Senegal, United States
Cowpox Brazil
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Russian Federation
Cryptosporidiosis Portgal, Scotland
Dengue United States
Dirofilariasis Tunisia
Echinococcosis - multilocular Morocco
Ehrlichiosis - human granulo. Iran
Entophthoramycosis Worldwide
Fascioliasis France
Fungal infection - systemic Worldwide
Gastroenteritis - viral France, United Kingdom
Hepatitis B Senegal, United Kingdom
Hepatitis E Greece
Intracranial sinus thrombosis Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Ecuador, Israel
Leishmaniasis - visceral Worldwide
Listerioisis Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marburg virus Angola, Worldwide
Measles Chad
Mediterranean spotted fever Sweden
Meningitis - bacterial Denmark
Mycetoma Brazil
Mycobacteriosis - systemic Venezuela
Paracoccidioidomycosis French Guiana
Parvovirus B19 Netherlands
Poliomyelitis Indonesia, Yemen
Pythiosis Brazil
Rabies Austria, Israel
Rubella Ireland
Q-fever Ireland
Sandfly fever France
Toxoplasmosis Greece
Trichomoniasis Zimbabwe
Trypanosomiasis - American French Guiana
Tuberculosis Colombia, East Timor
Tularemia Bulgaria
Typhoid Japan, Kenya, Malaysia
Varicella Luxembourg
Venezuelan equine encephalitis Panama
Vesiculovirus infections United States
Yersiniosis Russian Federation
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Cellulomonas denverensis
Nocardia aobensis
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