GIDEON update 2007.3

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


WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    07.3      May 9 to May 16, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY:

DISEASE NAME CHANGED		From Bertielliasis to Bertiellia and Inermicapsifer


ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Australia
				Thailand


AIDS				China, Iran, Netherlands, Taiwan
Ameba - free living		France
Ascariasis			China
Bacterial vaginosis		Botswana
Brucellosis			United States, Worldwide
Campylobacteriosis		Israel, United Kingdom, United States
Candidiasis			Worldwide
Chikungunya			Cameroon, United States
Cowpox				Worldwide
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation
Cryptosporidiosis		United Kingdom
Dengue				Nepal, Singapore
Enterovirus			China
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Israel, United Kingdom, United States
Giardiasis			United Kingdom
Hepatitis E			Argentina, Canada
Herpes simplex			India
Hookworm			Brazil
Gastroenteritis - viral		Japan, United Kingdom
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Brazil
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil
Leptospirosis			Germany, Nepal, Peru
Listeriosis			United States
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis	United States
Malaria				Ethiopia
Measles				Republic of Korea, Switzerland
Meningitis - bacterial		Nigeria, Sudan
Metorchiasis			Russia
Mumps				Canada
Mycobacterium ulcerans		Nigeria
Onchocerciasis			Brazil
Opisthorchiasis			Russian Federation
Pertussis			Finland, Turkey, Worldwide
Plague				Tanzania
Poliomyelitis			Myanmar
Protothecosis			Worldwide
Q-fever				Switzerland
Rabies				Australia, Canada, China, Germany, United States, 
	Worldwide
Respiratory syncytial virus	Finland, United States
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Australia, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Spain, 
	Worldwide
Rift Valley fever		Tanzania, Worldwide
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	United States
Roseola				Worldwide
Rotavirus			Italy, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Rubella				Spain
Salmonellosis			Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Israel, 
	Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Worldwide
SARS				China
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	China
Shigellosis			Israel, United States
Strongyloidiasis		Brazil, Iran
Syphilis			China, India, Nigeria, United States
Tetanus				Czech Republic
Toxocariasis			Russian Federation
Toxoplasmosis			Brazil, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States, Vietnam
Trichinosis			Japan
Trichiuriasis 			China
Trichomoniasis			Botswana
Trypanosomiasis - American	Brazil, Ecuador, United States
Typhoid				Nepal
Typhus - endemic		Nepal
Typhus - scrub			Nepal
Tuberculosis			Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Taiwan
Varicella			Japan, Spain
West Nile fever			Russia
Varicella			United States
Yersiniosis			Norway, United States


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Azithromycin
				Cefmetazole
				Linezolid


MICROBIOLOGY

PHENOTYPE			Burkholderia pseudomallei, Candida dubliniensis



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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    07.3      May 16 to May 23, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY:

DISEASE DISTRIBUTION		Chikungunya

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Canada
				French Guiana
				Guadeloupe
				Iceland
				Martinique
				Mexico

AIDS				Central African Republic, China, Ethiopia, Malawi, 
	Pakistan, South Africa, Taiwan
Anthrax				Argentina
Brucellosis			Russian Federation
Chikungunya			France, Gabon, Worldwide
Cholera				Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo, Liberia, Sudan, Tanzania
Cowpox				United States, Worldwide
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation
Cyclosporiasis			Worldwide
Dengue				American Samoa
Dracunculiasis			Worldwide
Enterovirus			China
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Worldwide
Gastroenteritis - viral		Bulgaria, worldwide
Hepatitis A			Sri Lanka
Hepatitis B			Vietnam
Hepatitis C			Argentian, Worldwide
Influenza			Indonesia, Worldwide
Malaria				Australia, South Africa, Turkey
Measles				India, United States
Meningitis - bacterial		South Africa
Mumps				Canada
Pneumocystosis			Malawi
Rift Valley fever		Burundi, Tanzania
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	China
Streptococcus suis		Hong Kong
Toxoplasmosis			Brazil
Trypanosomiasis - African	Dem. Rep. Congo
Tuberculosis			Hong Kong, Italy, South Africa
Typhus - scrub			Japan
West Nile fever			United States


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Ampicillin / Sulbactam
				Ertapenem
				Kanamycin
				Tobramycin


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Corynebacterium hansenii
				Ochrobactrum pseudointermedium
				Prevotella copri
				Prevotella stercorea

NAME CHANGED			Bacillus sphaericus to Lysinibacillus sphaericus


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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    07.3      May 23 to May 30, 2007

DIAGNOSIS			

CLINICAL DATABASE		Leprosy
				Liver abscess - bacterial


EPIDEMIOLOGY:

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Jordan

Adenovirus			Worldwide
AIDS				Russian Federation, Ireland, South Africa, Spain, 
	Uganda, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Amoeba - free living		United States
Brucellosis			Russian Federation, United States
Chikungunya			Gabon, India, Worldwide
Crimean Congo hem. fever	Russian Federation
Enterovirus			China, France
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Japan
Fascioliasis			Cambodia
Fungal infection		Singapore, Turkey
Giardiasis			Philippines, Russian Federation
Gonorrhea			New Zealand
Hantavirus - old world		China
Hepatitis A			Australia, Spain
Hepatitis B			Bangladesh, Iran, Lebanon, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, 
	Worldwide
Hepatitis C			Egypt, Russian Federation, Spain, Taiwan\
Hepatitis D			Iran
Hepatitis E			Hungary, New Zealand, Spain
Hepatitis G			Spain
Histoplasmosis			Japan
Influenza			Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, Vietnam, United Kingdom, 
	Worldwide
Legionellosis			United Kingdom
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Brazil, India
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil, Spain
Leptospirosis			United States
Listeriosis			Russian Federation
Leptospirosis			United States, Wallis and Futuna, Worldwide
Malaria				Mali, Republic of Korea
Measles				Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Melioidosis			Bangladesh, Belgium, Singapore, Worldwide
Meningitis - aseptic		France
Microsporidiosis		South Africa
Mumps				Canada, Republic of Korea
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		France
Parainfluenza			Worldwide
Plague				United States
Poliomyelitis			Myanmar
Rabies				United States
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Japan, Worldwide
Rift Valley fever		Kenya
Ross River disease		Australia
Rubella				Russian Federation
Salmonellosis			United States
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Ethiopia
Streptococcus suis		Hong Kong
Strongyloidiasis		Brazil, Kuwait
Syphilis			Spain
Trichinosis			Romania
Trichomoniasis			Worldwide
Trypanosomiasis - African	Sudan
Trypanosomiasis - American	Venezuela
Tularemia			Germany
Typhoid				Tunisia
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		Chile
West Nile fever			United States

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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    07.3      May 30 to June 5, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Aeromonas and marine Vibrio	Poland, Switzerland, Worldwide
AIDS				Burkina Faso, Germany
Amebic colitis			Turkey
Angiostrongyliasis		Brazil
Anthrax				India
Bacterial vaginosis		Burkina Faso, Denmark, Vietnam
Bartonellosis - cat borne	Taiwan
Blastocystis hominis		Turkey
Botulism			Italy, United States, Worldwide
Brucellosis			Argentina, Zambia
Campylobacteriosis		Canada, Finland, Malaysia, Republic of Korea
Candidiasis			Burkina Faso, Vietnam
Chikungunya			India
Chlamydia trachomatis		Denmark, Vietnam
Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation
Cryptosporidiosis		Spain, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Dengue				Hong Kong
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	United States
Enterovirus infections		Hong Kong, Maldives
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Denmark
Gastroenteritis - viral		Hong Kong, Singapore, Worldwide
Giardiasis			Turkey
Gonococcal infection		Vietnam
Hantavirus - old world		Belgium, Hungary
Hepatitis B			China
Influenza			China, Dem. Rep. Congo, Indonesia, United Kingdom, 
	Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Georgia
Malaria				Angola
Measles				Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Venezuela, Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial		Ireland, Poland
Mumps				Canada
Opisthorchiasis			Russia
Pertussis			Cyprus
Rubella				France
Salmonellosis			Canada, United States
Syphilis			Burkina Faso
Taeniasis			Turkey
Trichomoniasis			Burkina Faso, Vietnam
Trichostrongyliasis		Turkey
Tuberculosis			All reporting countries, Worldwide
West Nile fever			United States


THERAPY

SUSCEPTIBLITY DATABASE		Hafnia alvei


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Aeromonas bestiarum
				Aquasprillum species
				Burkholderia anthina
				CDC group EO-5
				Citrobacter group 137
				Clostridium argentinense
				Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum
				Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
				Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis
				Desulfovibrio piger
				Desulfovibrio vulgaris
				Enterobacter ludwigii
				Enterococcus italicus
				Enterococcus pseudoavium
				Fusobacterium canifelinum
				Gallicola barnesae
				Haemophilus pittmaniae
				Mannheimia haemolytica
				Mycobacterium pinnipedii
				Mycobacterium senegalense
				Rhodococcus fascians
				Rhodococcus globerlus
				Slackia heliotrinireducens
				Treponema putidum
				Trichosporon loubieri

PHENOTYPE			Burkholderia ambifaria

NAME CHANGED			Alcaligenes piechaudii to Achromobacter piechaudii
				Corynebacterium aquaticum to Leifsonia aquatica
				Micromonas micros to Peptostreptococcus micros
				Pasteurella haemolytica to Pasteurella trehalosi
				Ralstonia respiraculi to Cupriavidus respiraculi
				Roseomonas genomospecies 6 to Azospirllum species


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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    07.3      June 5 to June 12, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Cyprus
				Georgia
				Russian Federation
				Slovakia

AIDS				Italy
Anthrax				Canada
Baylisascariasis		United States, Worldwide
Botulism			Canada
Campylobacteriosis		Denmark, Japan
Cholera				Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, India, Liberia, 
	Senegal, Spain, Sudan
Cowpox				Pakistan, Worldwide
Crimea Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation, Turkey
Dengue				Vietnam
Echinococcosis - multilocular	Switzerland
Enterovirus			Worldwide, Japan, United States, Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Canada
Gastroenteritis - viral		Madagascar
Hepatitis C			Australia
Ilheus				Ecuador
Influenza			China, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Legionellosis			Australia
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Turkmenistan
Lyme disease			Germany
Malaria				France, Haiti, Jamaica
Measles				Dem. Rep. Congo, Japan, United States, Worldwide
Melioidosis			Taiwan
Meningitis - bacterial		Kenya
Monkeypox			Dem. Rep. Congo
Oropouche			Brazil
Poliomyelitis			European region, all reporting countries
Rabies				Canada
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Greece, Switzerland
Rift Valley fever		Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Worldwide
Rotavirus			Denmark
Rubella				Spain
Salmonellosis			France, Israel, Japan, Russian Federation, 
	United Kingdom, Worldwide
Tick-borne encephalitis		Germany, Worldwide
Trypanosomiasis - American	United States
Tuberculosis			South Africa
Typhus - endemic		United States


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Vancomycin

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WHAT'S NEW ?          	Update    07.3      June 12 to June 19, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Sweden

AIDS				India, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Amebic colitis			Ivory Coast, Turkey
Amoeba - free-living		United States
Anisakiasis			Greenland
Anthrax				Canada
Ascariasis			Ivory Coast, Tanzania
Bartonellosis - South American	Peru, United States, Worldwide
Blastocystis			Ivory Coast
Brucellosis			Russian Federation, United States
Campylobacteriosis		Turkey
Chikungunya			United States, Worldwide
Chlamydia trachomatis		Australia, Croatia, iran, Scotland, United Kingdom, 
	United States
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Russian Federation, Turkey
Clostridium difficile		Canada
Coccidioidomycosis		United States
Cryptosporidiosis		Brazil, Canada, India, Italy, Turkey, United States
Cytomegalovirus			Turkey
Dientamoeba fragilis		Italy
Dirofilariasis			United States
Enterobiasis			Greenland, Turkey
Enterovirus			Germany
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Norway, United States
Filariasis - Bancroftian	Sri Lanka
Gastroenteritis - viral		Taiwan, Worldwide
Giardiasis			India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Turkey
Gonococcal infection		United Kingdom, United States
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Chile, United States
Hepatitis C			United Kingdom, United States
Herpes simplex			United States
Hookworm			Ivory Coast, Tanzania
Influenza			Indonesia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Isosporiasis			India
Japanese encephalitis		Republic of Korea
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Brazil, Iran
Leishmaniasis - visceral	India
Leprosy				China, France, India
Leptospirosis			Fiji, French Polynesia, Germany, New Zealand, Palau, 
	United States, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
Listeriosis			United Kingdom, United States
Lymphogranuloma venereum	Worldwide
Measles				China, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Russian Federation, Taiwan, 
	United Kingdom, Worldwide
Melioidosis			Papua New Guinea
Microsporidiosis		India, United States
Mumps				Ireland
Mycobacteriosis - misc.		France
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		Russian Federation, Turkey
Parainfluenza 			United States
Pertussis			Turkey
Relapsing fever			United States
Respiratory syncytial virus	United States
Respiratory viruses - misc.	United States
Salmonellosis			Denmark, Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom, 
	Worldwide
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Tanzania
Shigellosis			Turkey
Syphilis			United Kingdom, Worldwide
Taeniasis			Turkey, Zambia
Toxoplasmosis			United States
Trichomoniasis			Croatia, United States
Trichinosis			Greenland
Trichuriasis			Ivory Coast, France, Napal, Tanzania
Trypanosomiasis - American	Venezuela
West Nile fever			Canada, United States
Yersiniosis			Norway


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Bartonella rochalimae
				Bryantella formatexigens

PHENOTYPE EXPANDED		Fusobacterium canifelinum
				Fusobacterium perfoetens

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      June 19 to June 26, 2007


DIAGNOSIS

CLINICAL DATABASE		Chikungunya


EPIDEMIOLOGY	

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Cuba	

AIDS				Spain, United States
Ascariasis			Malawi
Ascariasis			Nigeria
Blastocystis			Malawi
Chikungunya			India
Cholera				Angola, Kenya, Sudan
Clostridium difficile		United States
Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation
Dracunculiasis			Worldwide
Enterobiasis			Nigeria
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Canada, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral		Brazil, Venezuela
Giardiasis			Malawi
Hantavirus - old world		Russian Federation
Hepatitis B			Spain
Hookworm			Malawi
Hymenolepis nana		Malawi
Influenza			Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Germany, Togo, Worldwide
Japanese spotted fever		Thailand, Worldwide
Lyme disease			Estonia, Russian Federartion, United States
Measles				Germany, Nigeria, United States
Mumps				Germany
Nipah virus			Bangladesh
Onchocerciasis			Dem. Rep. Congo, Ecuador, Uganda
Pertussis 			Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, 
	Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Uruguay, Worldwide
Plague				India
Q-fever				Australia, Worldwide
Poliomyelitis			Bangladesh, India, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Somalia
Rabies				Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Russian Federation, 
	United States
Rotavirus			Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Guinea Bissau, 
	Italy, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela
Rubella				Germany, United States
Salmonellosis			Jordan, Russian Federation
Scarlet fever			Germany
Schistosomiasis - haematobium	Malawi
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Malawi
Shigellosis			Venezuela
Smallpox			Italy
Streptococcus suis		Germany
Strongyloidiasis		Malawi
Syphilis			India, Nigeria, United States
Taeniasis			Nigeria
Tetanus				Turkey
Tick-borne encephalitis		Russian Federation
Toxocariasis			Turkey
Toxoplasmosis			Italy, Japan, Turkey, Worldwide
Trachoma			China, Myanmar
Trichuriasis			Nigeria
Trypanosomiasis - African	Pakistan
Trypanosomiasis - American	Brazil
Tuberculosis			Nepal, United States
Tularemia			Germany
Tungiasis			Nigeria
Varicella			France, Germany, Palau
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		Brazil, Chile, United Kingdom
West Nile fever			United States, Worldwide
Yellow fever			Canary Islands


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Azithromycin, Clindamycin, Ertapenem, Amoxicillin, 
	Amoxicillin-clavulanate, Cefoxitin, Ertapenem, Metronidazole, Moxifloxacin,
	Paromomycin


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Bacteroides coprophilus
				Corynebacterium ureicelerivorans

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      June 27 to July 3, 2007


NEW DISEASE ADDED		Zika

DIAGNOSIS

AIDS				Brazil, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Spain, 
	United Kingdom, United States
Amoeba - free living		United States
Anisakiasis			Chile
Bartonellosis - other systemic	Australia
Botulism			United States
Chikungunya			Comoros, Germany, Worldwide
Cholera				Australia, Canada, Guinea, Sudan
Chronic fatigue syndrome	Worldwide
Clostridium difficile colitis	Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, 
	Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation
Dengue				China, Mircronesia, Thailand, Worldwide
Diptheria			All reporting countries
Enterovirus			France, Portugal
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Ireland
Gastroenteritis - viral		Ireland
Hantavirus - old world		France
Hepatitis A			Australia, Hungary, India
Hepatitis B			France, India, Mongolia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, 
	United States, Worldwide
Hepatitis C			China, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, 
	United States
Hepatitis E			Iran, Netherlands, Turkey
Herpes simplex			Portugal
Influenza			Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Togo, Vietnam, Worldwide
Legionellosis			United States
Lymphogranuloma venereum	United Kingdom
Malaria				Denmark, France
Measles				All reporting countries
Meningitis - aseptic		Portugal
Orbital infections		United States
Ornithosis			Japan
Pertussis			All reporting countries
Poliomyelitis			All reporting countries
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Malaysia, Worldwide
Rotavirus			Japan
Rubella				All reporting countries
Salmonellosis			Australia, Japan, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, United States
Sandfly fever			Cyprus, Greece, Portugal
Scabies				Germany, Ireland, Worldwide
Schistosomiasis - mekongi	Cambodia
Shigellosis			Ireland
Syphilis			Australia, United Kingdom
Tetanus				All reporting countries
Tick-borne encephalitis		Russian Federation
Trichinosis			Ireland, Poland
Tuberculosis			Estonia, Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom
West Nile fever			United States
Yaws				Ivory Coast
Yellow fever			All reporting countries


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Anaerococcus murdochii
				Peptoniphilus gorbachii
				Peptinophilus olsenii

PHENOTYPE			Pantoea agglomerans


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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      July 3 to July 10, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Guam
				Italy
				Netherlands

AIDS				China, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Tanzania
Amebic colitis			Saudi Arabia
Anthrax				Italy, Ukraine, United States
Ascariasis			Tanzania, Turkey
Bacterial vagionsos		Iran
Blastocystis			Saudi Arabia, Thailand
Brucellosis			Bioterrorism, United States
Candidiasis			Iran, Nigeria
Chancroid			Kuwait
Chlamydia trachomatis		Kuwait, Lithuania
Clonorchiasis			Dem. Rep. Korea
Coccidioidomycosis		United States
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever	Kazakhstan, Russian Federation
Cryptosporidiosis		Thailand
Cysticercosis			Dem. Rep. Korea
Dipylidiasis			Greece, Thailand
Echinococcosis - multilocular	Slovenia
Echinococcosis - unilocular	Egypt
Echinostomiasis			Philippines
Enterobiasis			Iran, Turkey
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Bangladesh
Gastroenteritis - viral		Brazil, Greece, Italy, Worldwide
Giardiasis			Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Yemen
Glanders			Russian Federation
Gonococcal infection		Kuwait
Hantavirus - old world		India, Worldwide
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Brazil
Hepatitis B			All reporting countries
Hepatitis C			Ghana, Iran, Jordan
Hepatitis E			France, Worldwide
Herpes simplex			Kuwait
Hookworm			Tanzania, Thailand
Hymenolepis nana		Saudi Arabia
Influnza			Germany, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis		China
Lassa fever			Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Sri Lanka
Leprosy				All reporting countries
Lyme disease			United Kingdom
Lymphogranuloma venereum	Kuwait
Malaria				Brazil, Worldwide
Mediterranean spotted fever	Spain
Meningitis - aseptic		Ukraine
Meningitis - bacterial		Greece
Mumps				Greece, United Kingdom, Worlwide
Myiasis				Worldwide
Necrotizing skin & soft tissue	Canada
Nipah virus			Bangladesh, Worldwide
Ornithosis			Belgium
Paracoccidioidomycosis		Ecuador, Spain, Worldwide
Paragonimiasis			India
Parainfluenza			Italy
Parvovirus B19			Argentina
Pediculosis			Iran
Q-fever				Bioerrorism, Egypt, Greece, Russian Federation, Spain, 
	United States
Queensland tick typhus		Australia
Rabies				Senegal, Zimbabwe
Respiratory syncytial virus	Hong Kong, Italy, Republic of Korea
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Hong Kong, Italy, Republic of Korea
Rift Valley fever		Mauritania, Worldwide
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Brazil, Colombia, United States
Rubella				Argentina
Rotavirus			Bangladesh, Brazil, Italy, Paraguay
Salmonellosis			Ukraine, United States
Schistosomiasis - haematobium	Niger
Sparganosis			Dem. Rep. Korea
Staphylococcal food poisoning	Republic of Korea
Streptococcus suis		Italy
Strongyloidiasis		Thailand
Syphilis			China, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Tick-borne encephalitis		France, Russian Federation
Toxic shock syndrome		Austalia
Toxocariasis			Argentina, Greece, Thailand
Toxoplasmosis			Brazil, Saudi Arabia
Trichuriasis			Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Turkey
Trichomoniasis			Iran, Nigeria
Tuberculosis			All reporting countries
Tularemia			Turkey
Typhoid				Uzbekistan
West Nile fever			Canada, Puerto Rico, United States
Zika				Guam, Micronesia, Worldwide


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Lamividine


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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      July 10 to July 17, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Adenovirus			Brazil
AIDS				Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Uganda, United States
Amebiasis			Egypt, Libya, Malaysia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Amoeba - free living		United States
Anthrax				United States
Ascariasis			Libya, Uganda, United States
Blastocystis			Egypt, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Botulism			Russian Federation
Cercarial dermatitis		Chile, India
Chancroid			Tanzania
Chikungunya			United States, Denmark, Worldwide
Chlamydia trachomatis		Denmark, Taiwan, United States
Chromomycosis			Nepal
Clonorchiasis			Republic of Korea
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever	Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkey
Cryptococcosis			Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, United States
Cryptosporidiosis		Cambodia, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, 
	Spain, Turkey, Uganda, United States
Cyclosporiasis			Brazil, Egypt
Cytomegalovirus			Brazil, Iran
Dengue				Aruba, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, 
	Cambodia, Costa Rica, Dominica, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, 
	Jamaica, Maldives, Martiniques, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, 
	Panama, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, 
	Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Dientamoeba fragilis		Italy
Dipylidiasis			Spain
Dirofilariasis			United States
Echinococcosis - unilocualar	Turkey
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	United States
Enterobiasis			Libya, Turkey
Enterovirus			Argentina, China, Finland
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Canada, United States
Filariasis - Bancroftian	Haiti
Gastroenteritis - viral		United States
Giardiasis			Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lybia, Malaysia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, 
	Spain, Turkey, Uganda, United States
Gonococcal infection		Japan, United States
Hantavirus - old world		China
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	United States
Hepatitis C			Iran
Herpes simplex			Brazil, Ireland, Tanzania
Hookworm			Uganda, United States
Hymenolepis nana		Libya, Saudi Arabia
Influenza			Germany, Indonesia, Worldwide
Isosporiasis			Egypt, Portugal
Japanese encephalitis		Australia, Papua New Guinea
Leptospirosis			Japan, Taiwan
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil, Thailand
Leprosy				Brazil, Kenya
Leptospirosis			Brazil
Listeriosis			Brazil
Lyme disease			China, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, United States
Malaria				Cambodia, China, India, Laos, malaysia, Papua New Guinea, 
	Philippines, Republic of Korea, Solomon Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, 
	Vietnam
Mansonelliasis - perstans	Uganda
Measles				Japan, Switzerland
Melioidosis			Taiwan
Meningitis - bacterial		Kenya
Meningitis - viral		Russian Federation
Mycobacteriosis - ulcerans	Australia, Netherlands, Worldwide
Onchocerciasis			Ghana
Parainfluenza			Canada
Parvovirus B19			Finland, Worldwide
Pertussis			Canada, Worldwide
Plague				United States
Pneumocystis			Cambodia
Poliomyelitis			Australia, Pakistan
Q-fever				Australia, Canary Islands
Rabies				Americas region and European region - all countries,
	Iran, Madagascar, Uganda
Relapsing fever			Worldwide
Respiratory syncytial virus	Finland
Salmonellosis			Brazil, Canary Islands
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	China
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Uganda
Strongyloidiasis		Greece, Uganda
Syphilis			Tanzania, United States
Tick-borne encephalitis		Russian Federation
Toxocariasis			Spain
Trichuriasis			Saudi Arabia, Uganda, United States
Tuberculosis			Cambodia
Typhoid				Philippines
Varicella			Spain
West Nile fever			Canada, United States
Zika				Micronesia

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      July 17 to July 24, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

AIDS				Brazil, China, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa
Anthrax				Canada
Angiostrongyliasis - abdominal	Brazil, Worldwide
Botulism			United States
Chikungunya			India
Dengue				American Samoa, Bangladesh, Chile, Cook Islands, 
	French Polynesia, Honduras, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Belgium, United Kingdom
Hantavirus - pulmonary		Canada
Hepatitis B			Philippines, Saudi Arabia
Hepatitis C			Philippines
Hepatitis E			Taiwan
Influenza			Vietnam
Japanese encephalitis		Japan
Onchocerciasis			Nigeria
Q-fever				Slovenia, United Kingdom
Salmonellosis			United States, Worldwide
Scabies				Russian Federation
Streptococcus suis		Vietnam, Worldwide
Tick-borne encephalitis		Russian Federation
Toxoplasmosis			Colombia
Trichinosis			Germany, Ireland, Poland, Worldwide
Tularemia			United States
Varicella			Taiwn
West Nile fever			Canada, United States
Yellow fever			Brazil
Zika				Micronesia


THERAPY

SUSCEPTIBILITY DATABASE		Apophsomyces elegans
				Cunninghamella spp.
				Rhizomucor spp.

PHARMACOLOGY			Amphotericin B
				Itraconazole
				Ketoconazole
				Posaconazole

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      July 24 to July 31, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Bahrain
				Bulgaria

Adenovirus			Hungary, United States
AIDS				Cameroon, Georgia, India, Nigeria, Philippines, 
	Spain, United Kingdom
Amebic colitis			Brazil
Anthrax				Argentina, Canada, United States
Ascariasis			Brazil, Cameroon, China
Balantidiasis			Belgium
Blastocystis			Brazil
Botulism			Thailand, United States
Candidiasis			India
Chancroid			India
Chlamydia trachomatis		India, United States
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Thailand
Clostridium difficile		Canada
Conjunctivitis - viral		Hungary, United States
Cryptosporidiosis		Brazil, India
Cyclosporiasis			India
Dengue				Argentina, Nigeria
Enterobiasis			Brazil, China
Enterovirus			Japan, Taiwan
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Canada, Italy, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral		Australia, Austria, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, Worldwide
Giardiasis			Brazil, Republic of Korea
Gonococcal infection		Australia, India, United States
Hantavirus - old world		Germany
Hepatitis A			Austria, Brazil, Republic of Korea, Spain, United States, 
	Worldwide
Hepatitis B			Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Lithuania, Mongolia, Nigeria, 
	Pakistan, Romania, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Hepatitis C			Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hong Kong, 
	India, Israel, Madagascar, Mongolia, Nigeria, Scotland, Slovakia, Sudan, Thailand, 
	United Kingdom, United States, Worldwide
Hepatitis D			Mongolia
Hepatitis E			Canada, China, India
Herpes simplex			India, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Hookworm			Cameroon, China
Influenza			Egypt, India, Worldwide
Isosporiasis			India
Japanese encephalitis		India
Kawasaki disease		Worldwide
Lassa fever			Guinea
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Italy
Leishmaniasis - visceral	China, India
Leprosy				Dem. Rep. Congo, Portugal
Leptospirosis			Australia, India, Japan, Philippines
Listeriosis			Italy, United Kingdom
Lymphogranuloma venereum	India
Measles				Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland
Mediterranean spotted fever	Israel
Meningitis - aseptic		Japan, Spain, Taiwan
Meningitis - bacterial		Australia, Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Israel
Microsporidiosis		Cameroon, India
Mycobacteria - miscellaneous	Republic of Korea
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		Thailand
Parvovirus B19			Germany
Pertussis			Australia, Finland
Plague				United States
Q-fever				Australia
Rabies				China
Respiratory syncytial virus	Finland
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Italy, Sweden
Rotavirus			Zimbabwe
Salmonellosis			India, Japan, United States
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Sudan
Streptococcus suis		China, Vietnam
Syphilis			Germany, India, Ireland, United Kingdom
Trichinosis			Israel
Trichomoniasis			India
Trichuriasis			Brazil, Cameroon, China
Trypanosomiasis - African	Uganda
Tuberculosis			Georgia
Tularemia			United States
Varicella			United States
West Nile fever			Canada, United States



THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Tigecycline


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Alloscardovia omnicolens
				Bacteroides cellulosilyticus
				Nocardia terpenica

PHENOTYPE			Bacteroides intestinalis
				Nocardia mexicana
				Staphylococcus pettenkoferi

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      August 1 to August 7, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Adenovirus			Ireland
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio	Brazil, India
AIDS				Botswana, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, 
	Russian Federation, United States
Amoeba - free living		Brazil, India, United States
Amebia colitis			vIETNAM
Angiostrongyliasis - abdominal	Venezuela
Anthrax				Canada, Kyrgyzstan, United States
Ascariasis			Republic of Korea
Aspergillosis			Spain
Babesiosis			France, Worldwide
Bacterial vaginosis		India, United Kingdom
Bartonellosis - cat-borne	Poland, Worldwide
Botulism			United States
Brucellosis			China, Egypt, Kenya, Mexico
Campylobacteriosis		Argentina, Canada, Iceland, Iran, United Kingdom, 
	United States
Candidiasis			India
Chancroid			India
Chikungunya			Italy
Chlamydia trachomatis		India, Taiwan, United States, Worldwide
Cholera				France
Clonorchiasis			Republic of Korea
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever	Kazakhstan
Cryptosporidiosis		Canada
Cysticercosis			India
Cytomegalovirus			Spain
Dengue				Brazil
Ehrlichiosis - Hum. granulocyt.	Cameroon, China, Italy, Spain
Ehrlichiosis - Hum. monocytic	Cameroon, Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Argentina, Brazil, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Gastroenteritis - viral		China
Giardiasis			Belgium, United Kingdom
Gonococcal infection		India, United States
Granuloma inguinale		India
Hantavirus - old world		Germany
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Argentina, Paraguay, Worldwide
Herpes simplex			India, Iran
Influenza			Germany, Myanmar, Worldwide
Legionellosis			Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Leptospirosis			India, Wallis and Futuna
Malaria				Kenya
Marburg disease			Uganda, Worldwide
Measles				Italy, United Kingdom
Mediterranean spotted fever	India
Meningitis 			Ireland
Myiasis				United States
Necrotizing skin infection	Sweden
Ornithosis			Slovakia
Paragonimiasis			Brazil, Laos
Pertussis			Australia, New Zealand
Plague				United States
Poliomyelitis			Afghanistan, Angola, Dem. Rep. Chad, Congo, India, 
	Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Worldwide
Rabies				Canada, Germany, Worldwide
Respiratory viruses - misc.	France, Japan, Worldwide
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Brazil
Rotavirus			Austria, Brazil, India, Nepal, Spain, Vietnam
Rubella				India, Turkey
Salmonellosis			Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, 
	United Kingdom
Scabies				India
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	Philippines
Shigellosis			Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Vietnam
Sporotrichosis			Australia, India
Strongyloidiasis		Belgium
Syphilis			Brazil, Ethiopian, India, Russian Federation, 
	United States
Taeniasis			India
Tetanus				Senegal, Serbia
Tick-borne encephalitis		Turkey, Sweden, Worldwide
Toxic shock syndrome		Sweden
Toxocariasis			United Kingdom
Toxoplasmosis			Costa Rica, Czech Republic, India, Japan, Mexico, 
	Netherlands, Sao Tome and Principe, Slovakia, United States, Worldwide
Trachoma			Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali
Trichinosis			Laos, Netherlands, Worldwide
Trichomoniasis			India
Trichuriasis			Republic of Korea
Trypanosomiasis - African	Thailand, Worldwide
Trypanosomiasis - American	Chile, Peru, Worldwide
Tuberculosis			India
Tularemia			Worldwide
Typhoid				Kenya
Typhus - endemic		Thailand
Typhus - scrub			Thailand
Varicella			Iran, Italy, Thailand, United States
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		Brazil
West Nile fever			Canada, Turkey, United States
Western equine encephalitis	Canada
Yersiniosis			Russian Federation, United Kingdom
Zika				Micronesia, Worldwide
Zygomycosis			Iran


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Dyella japnonica

PHENOTYPE			Alistipes finegoldii
				Streptococcus sinensis

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    07.3      August 8 to August 14, 2007


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Adenovirus			Ghana, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States
AIDS				Argentina, Cuba, India, Nigeria, United States
Amebia colitis			Belgium, Ethiopia
Anisakiasis			Chile, Japan
Anthrax				Canada
Ascariasis			Ethiopia, Yemen
Aspergillosis			Cuba
Babesiosis			Worldwide
Bacterial vagionsis		United States
Bartonellosis - cat borne	Brazil
Bartonellosis - other systemic	Brazil
Blastomycosis			Canada
Botulism			Georgia, United States
Brucellosis			Turkey
Campylobacteriosis		Thailand, United Kingdom, United States
Candidiasis			Cuba, India
Chikungunya			India
Chlamydia trachomatis		Estonia, India, Nigeria, Scotland, United Kingdom, 
	United States
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Brazil
Clostridium perfringens food	Turkey
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation
Cholera				India
Chromomycosis			Venezuela
Cryptococcosis			Argentina, Cuba, India, Peru
Cryptosporidiosis		Ethiopia, India, Poland, United Kingdom, United States
Cyclosporiasis			Venezuela
Cytomegalovirus			Brazil, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United States
Dengue				Hong Kong
Dientamoeba fragilis		Denmark
Diphtheria			India
Enterovirus			Taiwan, United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Japan, United Kingdom
Gastroenteritis - viral		Dominican Republic, Ireland, Japan, Scotland, Worldwide
Giardiasis			Ethiopia
Gonorrhea			United States
Hepatitis B			India
Histoplasmosis			Cuba, India
Hookworm			Ethiopia
Hymenolepis nana		Ethiopia
Influenza			Togo, Worldwide
Isosporiasis			Thailand
Japanese encephalitis		China, Hong Kong
Legionellosis			Sweden, United Kingdom
Leprosy				Thailand
Lymphogranuloma venereum	United Kingdom
Meningitis - bacterial		Brazil
Mycobacteriosis - miscellaneous United States
Ornithosis			Italy, Philippines
Pneumocystis			Cuba, India, United States
Rabies				Georgia
Rotavirus			Ghana, Japan
Salmonellosis			Thailand, United Kingdom, United States
Sarcocystosis			United States
Strongyloidiasis		Ethiopia
Syphilis			India
Taeniasis			Ethiopia
Tick-borne encephalitis		Russian Federation
Trichinosis			Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Worldwide
Truchuriasis			Ethiopia
Tuberculosis			Turkey
Tularemia			Spain, United States
Q-fever				Netherlands
West Nile fever			Canada, United States
Zika				Micronesia, Worldwide
Zygomycosis			India

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