GIDEON update 2006.2

		          G I D E O N
       GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES & EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK

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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      February 8 to February 15, 2006


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Australia
				New Zealand
				Uruguay
				Venezuela

Amebic colitis			Brazil
Ascariasis			Brazil
Blastomycosis			Canada
Campylobacterioisis		Denmark
Cholera				Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Japan, Liberia, 
	Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, 
	Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Cryptosporidiosis		Brazil
Gastroenteritis - viral		Brazil, Ireland, United States
Giardiasis			Brazil
Hookworm			Brazil
Influenza			Azerbaijan, China, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, 
	Romania, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil
Malaria				Brazil
Measles				Greece
Mediterranean spotted fever	Laos
Meningitis - bacterial		Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan
Nipah and Nipah-like viruses	India
Ornithosis			Denmark
Pertussis			Canada
Rotavirus			Brazil, Worldwide
Rubella				Myanmar
Salmonellosis			Brazil, Italy, Sweden, Worldwide
Shigellisis			Brazil, Russian Federation, Yemen
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	China
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Brazil, Uganda
St. Louis encephalitis		Brazil
Tetanus 			Togo, Worldwide
Trichuriasis			Brazil
Tuberculosis			Hong Kong
Typhus - scrub			Laos, Trust Territories US
West Nile fever			United States


MICROBIOLOGY

NAME CHANGED		Nocardia cyriacigeorgici to Nocardia cyriacigeorgica


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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      February 15 to February 22, 2006


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Cook Islands
				Cuba
				Malta
				Portugal

AIDS				Congo, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Thailand
Anthrax				Italy
Ascariasis			Thailand
Bacterial vaginosis		Tanzania
Botulism			Armenia
Chikungunya			Comoros, India, Mauritius, Reunion
Chlamydia infection, misc	China
Cholera				Japan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Clonorchiasis			China
Cowpox				Brazil
Cryptosporidiosis		Uganda
Dengue				Singapore
Dirofilariasis			Argentina, Brazil
Echinococcosis - unilocular	Argentina
Gastroenteritis - viral		Denmark
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Argentina
Hepatitis A			Hong Kong
Hepatitis B			Hong Kong, Thailand
Hepatitis C			Hong Kong
Hookworm			Ethiopia, Thailand
Inflenza			Austria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Germany, Greece, 
	Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Slovenia, Worldwide
Kyasanur Forest disease		India
Leptospirosis			China, Cuba
Lymphogranuloma venereum	Netherlands
Malaria				Suriname
Meningitis - bacterial		Cuba, India, Kenya, Uganda
Microsporidiosis		Uganda
Oesophagostomiasis		Thailand, Worldwide
Opisthochoriasis		Thailand
Poliomyelitis			Worldwide
Sarcocystosis			China
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Ethiopia
Trichuriasis			Thailand
Varicella			Liberia
Yellow fever			Bolivia


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Corynebacterium tuscaniae
				Neisseria bacilliformis

PHENOTYPE			Cryptococcus neoformans


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Rotavirus vaccine

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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      February 22 to March 1, 2006


COUNTRY DESIGNATIONS	The designation, "Trust Territories, Pacific" has
			been replaced by Marshall Islands, Micronesia, 
			Northern Marianas and Palau.  All text, maps and 
			data have been re-writtend accordingly.				


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Adenovirus			Vietnam
AIDS				Argentina, Norway
Anthrax				Ivory Coast, United States
Balantidiasis			Sri Lanka
Bartonellosis - systemic	Morocco
Chikungunya			France, Reunion, Worldwide
Cholera				Dem. Rep. congo, Liberia, Mozambique, 
	Sao Tome and Principe
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Iran
Cytomegalovirus			Canada
Dengue				Palau, Saudi Arabia
Dirofilariasis			Israel
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Scotland
Gastroenteritis - viral		Japan, United States
Hepatitis B			Argentina, Canada
Hepatitis C			American Samoa, Argentina, Samoa, United States
Hepatitis E			Tibet
Influenza			Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, France, Indonesia, 
	Malaysia, Niger, Republic of Korea, Ukraine, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	French Guiana, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Iran, Worldwide
Leptospirosis			India
Measles				Greece
Mumps				Greece, Ireland
Ornithosis			Spain
Rotavirus			Japan
Rubella				Spain
Salmonellosis			Australia
Staphylococcal food poisoning	Norway
Syphilis			Argentina
Tick-borne encephalitis		Austria
Tularemia			Worldwide
Typhoid				India, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa


THERAPY

The listings of drug and vaccine trade names have been updated, and now contain
9,973 entries !


MICROBIOLOGY

NAME CHANGE	Enterococcus flavescens has been identified as a later synonym of
		Enterococcus casseliflavus, and is now incorporated into the latter.


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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      March 1 to March 8, 2006

EPIDEMIOLOGY

DISEASE DISTRIBUTION		Mammomonogamiasis

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Belgium
				Malaysia

AIDS				China, Germany, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia
Amebic colitis			Japan
Amoeba - free living		Worldwide
Anthrax				India
Babesiosis			Worldwide
Bacterial vaginosis		India, Worldwide
Barmah Forest disease		Australia
Bartonellosis - systemic	Japan
Blastocystosis			Worldwide
Botulism			France
Brucellosis			Turkey
Campylobacterioisis		Iran, Ireland, United States
Chikungunya			France, Germany, Mauritius, Reunion, Switzerland, Worldwide
Chlamydial infections, misc	China, India
Cholera				Angola, India, Malawi, Zimbabwe
Coccidioidomycosis		Worldwide
Cryptosporidiosis		Botswana, France
Cysticercosis			France
Cytomegalovirus			United States
Dengue				Bangladesh, Vietnam
Diphyllobothriasis		Brazil
Echinococcosis - multilocular	Switzerland, Thailand
Echinococcosis - unilocular	Morocco, Turkey
Enterovirus infections		Italy, Malaysia
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Denmark, France, Norway, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral		Germany, Netherlands, United States
Gonorrhea			China, Greece
Hepatitis A			Brazil, Worldwide
Hepatitis B			France, Nepal, Republic of Korea, 
	United States
Hepatitis C			Denmark, France, Germany, India, Mongolia, Russian Federation
Hepatitis D			India
Hepatitis E			India, United Kingdom
Hepatitis G			India, Taiwan
Herpes simplex			China, Gabon, United States
Hookworm			Ivory Coast
Influenza			China, Germany, Niger, Poland, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis		Worldwide
Japanese spotted fever		Japan
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Brazil, Ecuador
Leptospirosis			United States
Listeriosis			Estonia, United States
Mammomonogamiasis		Malaysia, Thailand
Measles				Niger, Ukraine
Mediterranean spotted fever	Malta
Meningitis - bacterial		Kenya, Niger
Meningitis - aseptic		Italy
Mumps				United States
Necrotizing skin or soft tissue Ireland
Nocardiosis			Japan
Penicilliosis marneffei		China
Pleisiomonas shigelloides	Spain
Protothecosis			Brazil
Q-fever				Croatia
Respiratory syncytial virus	Jordan
Respiratory viruses - misc	Japan, United States
Salmonellosis			Austria, Finland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, United States, 
	Worldwide
Sandfly fever			Cyprus, Greece
Scarlet fever			United Kingdom
Shigellosis			Greece, Sweden, United States
Syphilis			China, India, Russian Federation
Tetanus				Turkey
Tick-borne encephalitis		Germany
Toxocariasis			Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Trichomoniasis			India
Toxoplasmosis			Chech Republic, Switzerland
Trypanosomiasis - African	All reporting countries, Worldwide
Trypanosomiasis - American	Brazil, Mexico, United States
Tuberculosis			India
Tularemia			France
Typhus - scrub			Japan, Palau
Yersiniosis			United States


THERAPY

DRUGS ADDED			Kyasanur Forest disease (vaccine module)

INTERACTIONS DATABASE		Sevelamer

PHARMACOLOGY			Ciprofloxacin

ANTIMICROBIAL TESTING STANDARDS	
	Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate, Ampicillin, Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Azithromycin, 
	Cefaclor, Cefepime, Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime, Ceftriaxone, Cefuroxime, Chloramphenicol, 
	Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin, Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Gatifloxacin, Imipenem, 
	Levofloxacin, Linezolid, Meropenem, Minocycline, Moxifloxacin, Nalidixic acid, Ofloxacin, 
	Oxacillin, Penicillin G, Quinopristin-Dalfopristin, Rifampin, Sulfa./Trimethoprim, 
	Vancomycin


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Carnobacterium piscicola

		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      March 8 to March 15, 2006

EPIDEMIOLOGY

DISEASE DISTRIBUTION		Chikungunya

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Nicaragua
				Taiwan	

AIDS				All countries, Worldwide
Anthrax				Canada, Ghana
Bartonellosis - cat borne	Worldwide
Bartonellosis - other systemic	Worldwide
Chikungunya			Madagascar
Conjunctivitis - viral		Brazil
Dengue				Panama
Enterovirus infection		Brazil, Brunei, Malaysia
Gastroenteritis - viral		United States
Influenza			Afghanistan, Albania, Cameroon, china, Indonesia, Myanmar, 
	Serbia, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis		Singapore
Legionellosis			Canada
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Canada, United States
Malaria				Germany
Measles				Denmark, Ukraine
Mediterranean spotted fever	France, India, Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial		Burkina Faso, India, Ivory Coast
Plague				Uganda
Poliomyelitis			Somalia
Relapsing fever			Worldwide
Rabies				Bangladesh, South Africa, Worldwide
Rubella				Finland
Salmonellosis			Worldwide
Strongyloidiasis		Worldwide
Trypanosomiasis - American	Canada, United States


THERAPY

INTERACTIONS DATABASE		Clovoxamine, Dopamine, Femoxetine, Flesinoxan, Piperine, 
				Trazodone, Zimeldine

PHARMACOLOGY			Adefovir, Azatanavir, Balafloxacin, Cefditoren, Ciproflxacin, 
				Didanosine, Emtricitabine, Furazolidone, Itraconazole, 
				Ketoconazole, Meropenem, Nitazoxanide, Ribavirin, Rifapentine, 
				Ritonavir, Rokitamycin, Stavudine, Tenofovir, Triclabendazole

		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      March 16 to March 31, 2006

EPIDEMIOLOGY

DISEASE DISTRIBUTION		Monkeypox

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Norway

AIDS				Germany, Venezuela
Ascariasis			China, Nigeria
Bacterial vagonosis		South Africa
Bartonellosis - cat borne	Afghanistan
Bartonellosis - misc. systemic	Afghanistan
Botulism			Thailand, United States
Campylobacteriosis		Denmark, Thailand
Chikungunya			Comoros, Mauritius, Norway, Reunion, Seychelles, 
	Worldwide
Cholera				Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Clonorchiasis			China
Cryptosporidiosis		Brazil
Dengue				India, Maldives, Saudi Arabia
Dermatophytosis			France, Iran
Echinococcosis - unilocular	Germany
Enterovirus infections		Singapore, United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Ireland, Norway, United States
Giardiasis			United States
Hepatitis B			Iran
Hepatitis C			France
Hookworm			China, Nigeria
Influenza			Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Georgia, 
	Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, Philippines, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Sweden, 
	Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis		China, India, Thailand
Japanese spotted fever		Russian Federation
Leishmaniasis - visceral	French Guiana
Leptospirosis			Denmark
Loiasis				Nigeria
Malaria				Germany
Mansonelliasis - perstans	Nigeria
Measles				Denmark, Germany, Iran, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Worldwide
Mediterranean spotted fever	Russian Federation
Meningitis - bacterial		Burkina Faso, France, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Niger, 
	Sudan, Uganda, Vietnam
Microsporidiosis		Venezuela
Mumps				United States
North Asian tick typhus		Russian Federation
Ornithosis			Denmark
Poliomyelitis			Bangladesh, Somalia
Q-fever				Germany
Rabies				United States
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Japan
Rickettsia felis infection	Afghanistan, Israel
Rubella				Italy
Salmonellosis			Denmark, United States
Scabies				United Kingdom
Shigellosis			Japan
Strongyloidiasis		Nigeria
Syphilis			Germany
Toxoplasmosis			Germany
Trichomoniasis			India
Trichuriasis			Nigeria
Trypanosomiasis - African	Uganda
Tuberculosis			Iran, Myanmar, United States
Tungiasis			Haiti
Yersinoisis			Denmark

THERAPY

INTERACTIONS DATABASE		Rosiglitazone

PHARMACOLOGY			Chloroquine, Ciprofloxacin, Enoxacin, Fleroxacin, 
	Fluconazole, Flumequine, grepafloxacin, Nitazoxanide, Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin, 
	Pefloxacin, Rifampin, Trimethoprim


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Dietzia cinnamea
				Prevotella bergensis

PHENOTYPE			Dietzia maris
				Mycobacterium mucogenicum
  				Prevotella salivae

		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      March 31 to April 5, 2006

EPIDEMIOLOGY

DISEASE DISTRIBUTION		Ehrilichiosis - human granulocytic
				Lyme disease

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Cuba

AIDS				Canada, Niger, Taiwan, Tanzania
Amebic colitis			Venezuela
Ascariasis			Turkey
Babesiosis			Poland
Bacterial vaginosis		Kenya, Niger
Bartonellosis - cat-borne	Spain
Bartonellosis - other systemic	Spain
Blastocystis hominis		Venezuela
Campylobacteriosis		Ireland
Chikungunya			Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mauritius
Chlamydia trachomatis		China, Niger, Uganda, United States
Cholera				Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe
Clonorchiasis			Republic of Korea
Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Germany
Cryptosporiosis			Brazil, Italy, Republic of Korea, United States
Diphyllobothriasis		Switzerland
Dipylidiasis			Chile
Dirofilariasis			Spain
Ehrlichiosis - human granulo.	Austria, Mongolia, Spain
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Ireland
Fascioliasis			Zambia
Filariasis - bancroftian	Nigeria
Gastroenteritis - viral		Ireland
Giardiasis			Argentina, Chile, Ireland, Norway, Turkey, Venezuela
Gonorrhea			China, Niger, South Africa, Uganda
Hepatitis A			Brazil, Chile, Ireland, Taiwan
Hepatitis B			Taiwan
Hepatitis C			Canada, Taiwan
Hepatitis E			Chile
Heterophyid infections		Republic of Korea
Hymenolepis nana		Turkey, Venezuela
Influenza			Egypt, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Spain
Listeriosis			Germany, Spain
Lyme disease			Germany, Mongolia, Spain
Measles				Ireland
Mediterranean spotted fever	Spain
Metagonimiasis			Republic of Korea
Mumps				United States
Nipah and Nipah-like viruses	Indonesia
Paragonimiasis			Vietnam
Penicilliosis			Laos
Poliomyelitis			All countries, Worldwide
Q-fever				Cyprus
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Mexico
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Ireland
Rift Valley fever		Cameroon
Rotavirus			Ireland
Salmonellosis			Ireland
Schistosomiasis - haematobium	Ivory Coast
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	Philippines
Schistosomiasis - mansoni 	Ivory Coast
Shigellosis			Ireland
Strongyloidiasis		Brazil
Syphilis			China, Niger, Taiwan, Uganda
Tick-borne encephalitis		Mongolia
Toxocariasis			Chile, Switzerland, Turkey
Toxoplasmosis			Australia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Iran, Spain, Sweden
Trichomoniasis			China, Uganda
Trichuriasis			Turkey, Venezuela
Trypanosomiasis - African	Cameroon
Trypanosomiasis - American	Mexico
Tularemia			Bulgaria
		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      April 5 to April 13, 2006

DIAGNOSIS

CLINICAL DATABASE		Mumps

EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Canada
				Germany
				Ireland and Northern Ireland

Chikungunya			India, Malaysia
Cholera				Angola, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Zimbabwe
Diphtheria			Worldwide
Enterovirus infections		Clinical, Malaysia, Netherlands, Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea	United States
Gastroenteritis - viral		United States
Hepatitis A			New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga
Influenza			Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Croatia, Germany, Indonesia, 
	Scotland, Worldwide
Malaria				European region - all countries
Measles				Fiji, Marshall Islands, Niger, Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial		Denmark
Mumps				United States
Pertussis			Worldwide
Rabies				Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, 
	East Timor, Germany, Greece, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, 
	Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Hong Kong, Worldwide
Rubella				Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mozambique, 
	Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Worldwide
Shigellosis			United States
Syphilis			United States
Tetanus				Worldwide
Trichinosis			France
Tuberculosis			All countries
Typhoid				Marshall Islands


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Tigecycline
		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      April 13 to April 20, 2006

DIAGNOSIS

EPIDEMIOLOGY

DISEASE DISTRIBUTION		Rickettsia felis infection

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Bolivia
				Colombia

Blastomycosis			United States
Botulism			Thailand, United States
Chikungunya			India
Coccidioidomycosis		United States
Gonococcal infection		Denmark, Norway
Herpes simplex			United States
Histoplasmosis			United States
Influenza			Cambodia, Sudan, Worldwide
Measles				Australia, Fiji, Germany
Pertussis			United States
Rabies				Nigeria, South Africa, Worldwide
Salmonellosis			Canada
Tuberculosis			Worldwide

		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      April 21 to April 27, 2006

DIAGNOSIS

EPIDEMIOLOGY

DISEASE DISTRIBUTION		Rickettsia felis infection

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Australia
				Belgium

Adenovirus			Australia
AIDS				Cambodia, Tanzania
Anthrax				United Kingdom
Botulism			Argentina, China, Ecuador
Campylobacteriosis		Barbados
Chikungunya			Comoros, India, France, Worldwide
Cholera				Angola, Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Philippines, 
	Tanzania, Zambia
Clonorchiasis			China
Cryptosporidiosis		United Kingdom
Cysticercosis			Egypt, Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Japan, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom
Gastroenteritis - viral		Germany
Gonorrhea			Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Hong Kong, Fiji, Japan, 
	Laos, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rep. of Korea, 
	Singapore, Tonga, Viet Nam
Hantavirus - Old world		Finland
Hepatitis B			China
Hepatitis C			India
Histoplasmosis			Cambodia
Influenza			China, Egypt, Sudan, Worldwide
Leptospirosis			Tajikistan
Listeriosis			Netherlands
Malaria				China
Measles				Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Japan, Scotland
Meningitis - bacterial		Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria
Mumps				United States
Paracoccidioidomycosis		Brazil
Plague				China
Rabies				Nigeria, South Africa, Worldwide
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Israel
Rickettsia felis		Algeria
Rubella				Japan
Salmonellosis			Australia
Tuberculosis			France, Worldwide
Typhoid				Israel
West Nile fever			Argentina


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Azithromycin


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Cellulosimicrobium funkei
				Mycobacterium conceptionense
				Pseudomonas otitidis

PHENOTYPE			Cellulomonas hominis
				Enterococcus dispar
				Enterococcus hirae
				Kocuria kristinae
				Kocuria rosea
				Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      April 27 to May 3, 2006

DIAGNOSIS

EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Bhutan

Adenovirus			Brazil
AIDS				Georgia, Hong Kong, Peru, Tanzania, Ukraine
Amoeba - free living		Costa Rica
Amebic colitis			Iran, Vietnam
Anthrax				Zimbabwe
Ascariasis			Iran, Vietnam
Bartonellosis - cat borne	Taiwan, United States
Brucellosis			Kyrgyzstan
Bunyaviridae infections		United States
Campylobacteriosis		Finland, Netherlands, Tanzania
Chikungunya			Belgium, India, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, 
	Worldwide
Chlamydia infections, misc	China, Worldwide
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Turkey
Cholera				Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
Cryptosporidiosis		United Kingdom, Worldwide
Cutaneous larva migrans		New Zealand
Echinococcosis - multilocular	Austria
Echinococcosis - unilocular	Italy
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	Italy
Enterobiasis			Iran
Enterovirus infections		Japan
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Brazil, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral		Japan, United States
Giardiasis			Iran, Peru
Gonococcal infection		China
Hepatitis B			Italy
Hepatitis C			Georgia, Taiwan, united States
Herpes simplex			Australia, China, Poland
Hookworm			Vietnam
Influenza			China, Ivory Coast, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Isosporiasis			Peru
Japanese encephalitis		China, Indonesia
Kawasaki disease		New Zealand
Lassa fever			Gremany, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United Kingdom, 
	United States
Legionellosis			Japan
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Tunisia
Leishmaniasis - mucocutaneous	Venezuela
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil, Tunisia
Leptospirosis			Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam
Listeriosis			Greece
Lyme disease			Italy
Lymphocytic choreomeningitis	United States
Lymphogranuloma venereum	France
Measles				Fiji, Germany, United States
Mediterranean spotted fever	Spain. Worldwide
Melioidosis			Australia, East Timor
Meningitis - bacterial		Ireland
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		Tukey
Parvovirus B19			Jordan
Q-fever				Australia
Rabies				Republic of Korea, Turkey
Respiratory syncytial virus	United States
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Canada, France, Israel, United States
Rickettsia felis		Australia, Mexico, United States
Rickettsialpox			United States
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	United States
Rotavirus			Brazil
Rubella				Jordan, Mozambique, Netherlands
Salmonellosis			Australia, Brazil, China, Netherlands
Sandfly fever			Italy
Shigellosis			Brazil
Strongyloidiasis		Peru
Syphilis			China, Russian Federation, Tanzania
Taeniasis			Indonesia
Toxocariasis			Republic of Korea, United Kingdom
Trichinosis			Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Worldwide
Trichuriasis			Vietnam
Trypanosomiasis - African	Uganda
Typhus - endemic		United States
Tuberculosis 			Austria, Georgia, Taiwan, Ukraine
Varicella			China, Switzerland, Taiwan
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		Chile, Norway
West Nile fever			United States
Yellow fever			Spain, Worldwide
Zygomycosis			Worldwide


MICROBIOLOGY

NAME CHANGED			Nocardia senatus to Nocardia sienata
				Nocardia testaceus to Nocardia testaceae
				Serpulina pilosicoli to Brachyspira pilosicoli
		
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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    06.2      May 3 to May 10, 2006

DIAGNOSIS

EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Brazil
				Denmark
				Qatar

AIDS				Tanzania, Uganda
Ascariasis			Tanzania
California encephalitis		Austria, Germany
Campylobacteriosis		Norway
Cholera				Angola, Liberia, Malawi, Zambia
Cysticercosis			Mexico
Dengue				United States
Filariasis - bancroftian	Tanzania
Giardiasis			Pakistan
Hookworm			Tanzania
Influenza			Egypt, Influenza, Ivory Coast, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Tunisia
Meningitis - bacterial		Canada
Poliomyelitis			Afghanisatan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, 
	Pakistan, Somalia, Worldwide
Syphilis			Denmark
Trichuriasis			Tanzania


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Mefloquine


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Prevotella massiliensis


		
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