GIDEON update 2008.3

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


WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      May 7 to May 14, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Adenovirus			China
AIDS				Benin, Denmark, Ethiopia, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, 
	United States
Amebic colitis			Argentina, India
Amoeba - free living		Canada
Anthrax				Peru
Babesiosis			China, Slovenia, Taiwan
Blastocystis hominis		Argentina
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever	Bolivia, Worldwide
Chancroid			Australia, Vanuatu
Chikungunya			India, Indonesia, Singapore, Worldwide
Chlamydia trachomatis		Ecuador, Jordan, United States
Cholera				Angola, India, Myanmar, Namibia, Tanzania, Vietnam, 
	Zimbabwe
Cowpox				United States
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Pakistan, Turkey
Cryptococcosis			Canada
Cryptosporidiosis		India, Malaysia
Cysticercosis			Burkina Faso
Cytomegalovirus			Poland, United States
Dientamoeba fragilis		Argentina
Dirofilariasis			Bolivia
Diphtheria			United Kingdom
Dracunculiasis			All reporting countries, Worldwide
Echinococcosis - multilocular	France
Echinococcosis - unilocular	Australia, India
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulcytic	United States
Ehrlichiosis - hum. monocytic	United States
Enterobiasis			Poland
Enterovirus			China, Macao, Mongolia, Taiwan
Gastroenteritis - viral		Brazil
Giardiasis			Argentina, Canary Islands, India, Malaysia
Gonococcal infection		Jordan, Russian Federation, United States
Hepatitis B			Australia, Italy, United Kingdom
Hepatitis C			Italy, Poland
Hepatitis E			Uganda
Herpes simplex			United States
Histoplasmosis - African	Ivory Coast
Hookworm			Argentina, Malaysia
Hymenolepis nana		Argentina
Infectious mononucleosis	United States
Influenza			India, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States, 
	Vietnam, Worldwide
Isosporidiosis			India
Japanese spotted fever		Japan
Legionellosis			Poland
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Brazil
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil, Croatia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Spain
Leptospirosis			Brazil, France
Listeriosis			European Union - all reporting countries
Malaria				Italy
Measles				Canada
Meningitis - aseptic		Denmark
Mumps				United Kingdom
Mycobacterium ulcerans		Benin, Worldwide
Parainfluenza			Finland
Q-fever				Australia
Rabies				Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, 
	Worldwide
Respiratory syncytial virus	China, Finland, Italy
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Australia, Spain
Rickettsia felis		Brazil
Rift Valley fever		Madagascar, Worldwide
Rotavirus			Brazil, United States
Scabies				Belgium
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	China
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Tanzania
Shigellosis			United States
Smallpox			United States
Sparganosis			Republic of Korea
Strongyloidiasis		Argentina, Uganda
Syphilis			Italy, Jordan, Russian Federation
Taeniasis			South Africa
Tetanus				Senegal
Thalaziasis			India
Tick-borne encephalitis		Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, 
	Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
Toxocariasis			Turkey
Toxoplasmosis			Argentina, Bolivia, Worldwide
Trichomoniasis			Jordan, United States
Trichuriasis			Malaysia
Trypanosomiasis - American	Bolivia
Tuberculosis			Italy, United Kingdom
Varicella			United States
Whipple's disease		France, Worldwide
Yellow fever			Ecuador, Liberia


THERAPY

NEW DRUG ADDED			Etravirine

TOXICITY DATABASE		Myocardial infarction

PHARMACOLOGY			Entecavir


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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      May 15 to May 30, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

AIDS				Botswana, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, France, Italy, 
	Libya, Nepal, Vietnam
Anthrax				Argentina, India, Zimbabwe
Bartonellosis - cat-borne	China
Botulism			Russian Federation
Brucellosis			Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico, 
	Peru, Russian Federation
Campylobacteriosis		Australia, Paraguay
Candidiasis			Republic of Korea
Chikungunya			India, Indonesia, Sudan
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Worldwide
Cholera				Angola, Kenya, Myanmar, Namibia, Zambia
Clostridial myonecrosis		China
Clostridium difficile		Netherlands, Scotland, United States
Conjunctivitis - viral		Democratic Republic of Congo, Hong Kong, Morocco
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation, Turkey
Cryptosporidiosis		Ireland, nited States
Cytomegalovirus			Brazil, Turkey
Dengue				Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Worldwide
Dermatophytosis			Nepal, Saudi Arabia
Echinococcosis - multilocular	Germany
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	China, Germany
	Morocco, Vietnam
Enterovirus			China
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Japan, United States
Fungal infection - invasive	Switzerland
Gastroenteritis - viral		Hong Kong, United States, Worldwide
Giardiasis			United States
Hantavirus - old world		Netherlands
Hepatitis A			Brazil, France, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom
Hepatitis B			Afghanistan, Brazil, France, Germanym, Greece, India, Iran, 
	Italy, Japan, Nepal, Romania, Venezuela
Hepatitis C			Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, 
	Italy, Japan, Scotland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Hepatitis G	`		Iran
Hepatitis E			Hong Kong, Uganda
Influenza			Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea,
	Worldwide
Legionellosis			France, Russian Federation, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Ethiopia, Jordan
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis	United States, Worldwide
Malaria				Italy, Worldwide
Measles				Nigeria, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Melioidosis			Australia
Meningitis - bacterial		Burkina Faso, Colombia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		Worldwide
Orbital and eye infections	Switzerland
Penicilliosis			Worldwide
Plague				Worldwide
Poliomyelitis 			All reporting countries, Worldwide
Q-fever				China, Iraq, United States
Rabies				Ghana
Rift Valley fever		Comoros
Rotavirus			Nicaragua
Salmonellosis			United States
Streptococcus suis		Australia
Syphilis			Brazil, Nepal
Toxic shock syndrome		Australia
Trichinosis			Italy, Romania, Worldwide
Tuberculosis 			Kuwait, Lesotho, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Tularemia			Turkey
Typhoid				Nepal
Typhus - endemic		China, Cyprus
West Nile fever			United States
Yellow fever			Sudan


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Adlercreutzia equolifaciens


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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      May 31 to June 5, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Guam

Acanthocephalan worms		Iran
Adenovirus			Turkey
African tick bite fever		France
AIDS				Argentina, Bangladesh, China, Malawi, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand
Amebic colitis			Brazil, China, Peru
Amoeba - free living		India, Spain, United States
Anthrax				India, Turkey
Ascariasis			Brazil, China, Iran, Peru
Babesiosis 			Italy
Bacterial vaginosis		India
Bartonellosis - cat-borne	France, Germany, Spain
Bartonellosis - other systemic	Argentina, Japan, Spain
Blastocystis			China, Peru
Botulism			Italy
Brucellosis			United Kingdom
Campylobacteriosis		Brazil, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, United States
Chikungunya			France, Sri Lanka
Cholera				Dem. Rep. Congo, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Pakistan, 
	Turkey, Uganda, Zambia
Chlamydia trachomatis		Denmark, Italy
Cryptococcosis			Thailand
Dengue				Australia, Brazil, France, Honduras
Enterovirus			China, Macao
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Brazil, Turkey
Dicrocoeliasis			China
Dirofilariasis			Iran
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	China, Japan, Portugal
Ehrlichiosis - hum. monocytic	South Africa
Enterobiasis			Brazil, China
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Netherlands, Turkey
Fascioliasis			Iran
Fasciolopsiasis			China
Gastroenteritis - viral		China, Spain
Giardiasis			Brazil, China, New Zealand, Peru
Gongylonemiasis			Iran
Gonococcal infection		Italy
Hantavirus - old world		China
Hendra virus			Worldwide
Hepatitis A			Taiwan
Hepatitis B			Taiwan
Hepatitis C			Argentina, Taiwan
Herpes simplex			United States
Herpes zoster			Saudi Arabia, Spain, Worldwide
Histoplasmosis			Brazil
Hookworm			Brazil, China, Iran
Hymenolepis nana		Peru
Influenza			United Kingdom, Worldwide
Leptospirosis			Taiwan
Malaria				India
Measles				Switzerland, United States, Worldwide
Necrotizing skin infections	Worldwide
Nipah virus			Worldwide
Ornithosis			Peru
Parainfluenza			Nigeria
Paracoccidioidomycosis		Brazil
Pasteurellosis			Canada
Pentastomiasis - Linguatula	Iran
Protothecosis			Brazil, Japan
Pneumocystosis			Thailand
Rabies				Brazil
Respiratory syncytial virus	Nigeria
Rhinosporidiosis		Belgium, Worldwide
Roseola				Brazil
Rotavirus			Brazil, France, Turkey, Worldwide
Salmonellosis			Brazil, Netherlands, United States
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Brazil
Shigellosis			Brazil
Staphylococcal food poisoning	New Zealand
Streptococcus suis		Canada
Strongyloidiasis		China, Iran
Syphilis 			Argentina, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan
Taeniasis			China, Laos, Mexico, United States
Tick-borne encephalitis		Austria, Czech Republic
Toxocariasis			Peru, Turkey, United States
Toxoplasmosis			Argentina, Czech Republic, Iran, Mexico, Thailand, 
	United States, Worldwide
Trachoma			Gambia
Trichomoniasis			Brazil, Italy, Worldwide
Trichostrongyliasis		Kenya
Trichuriasis			Brazil, China, Philippines, Qatar
Trypanosomiasis - African	Angola, India
Trypanosomiasis - American	Peru
Tuberculosis			Thailand
Tularemia			Germany
Varicella			Spain, United States, Uruguay
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		Italy

THERAPY

INTERACTIONS DATABASE		Desvenlafaxine


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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      June 6 to June 12, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Ecuador
				Sweden

AIDS				Brazil, Greece, India
Anthrax				India, Kyrgyzstan
Chlamydia trachomatis		Costa Rica, Turkey, United States
Cryptococcosis			Brazil, Venezuela
Cryptosporidiosis		India, Madagascar, New Zealand, Peru, United Kingdom
Cutaneous larva migrans		Serbia
Cyclosporiasis			Peru
Cytomegalovirus			United States, Worldwide
Dengue				Yemen
Echinococcosis - multilocular	China
Echinococcosis - unilocular	China, Slovenia, Spain
Enterovirus			Hong Kong, Macao
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Mexico, United States, Worldwide
Fascioliasis			New Zealand, Singapore, Worldwide
Filariasis - bancroftian	Sri Lanka
Giardiasis			Peru
Gonococcal infections		Denmark, Norway, United States
Hantavirus - Old world		Russian Federation
Hepatitis A			United Kingdom
Hepatitis C			United States
Herpes simplex			Greece, Nigeria, Sweden, United States, Worldwide
Herpes simplex encephalitis	Sweden
Histoplasmosis			India
Hymenolepis nana		Peru
Infectious mononucleosis	Greece, United States
Influenza			Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States, Worldwide
Isosporiasis			India
Japanese encephalitis		China
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Germany, Spain, Turkey
Leishmaniasis - mucocutaneous	Tunisia
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil, Greece, Portugal, Tunisia, Turkey
Leptospirosis			Australia, Wallis and Futuna
Leprosy				French Guiana, United States
Listeriosis			Brazil, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Worldwide
Lobomycosis			Brazil
Melioidosis 			India, Malaysia, New Caledonia
Mycobacterium - ulcerans	Australia, Worldwide
Mycoplasma - miscellaneous	United States
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		China
Ornitnosis			China
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Croatia, Iran, Italy, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Rift Valley fever		United States
Salmonellosis			Brazil, Germany, Spain, United States
Trichomoniasis			United States
Trypanosomiasis - American	United States, Worldwide
Tuberculosis			Mexico, United States
West Nile fever			Puerto Rico, United States
Yellow fever			Brazil, Peru


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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      June 12 to June 19, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Estonia
				New Zealand

Adenovirus			France
AIDS				Kenya, Norway, Senegal, United Kingdom
Anthrax				India, Kyrgyzstan
Brucellosis			United States, Worldwide
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Australia
Cholera				Afghanistan, India, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda
Crimean-Congo hem. fever	Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkey, Worldwide
Cryptosporidiosis		Czech Republic
Enterovirus			China, Japan, United States
Escherichia coli		France
Gastroenteritis - viral		Australia, United States, Worldwide
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	United States
Hepatitis A			Madagascar
Hepatitis B			Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Senegal, 
	Tunisia, Yemen, Worldwide
Hepatitis C			China, Italy, Kenya, Norway, Pakistan, Yemen
Hepatitis E			China, India, Italy, Spain
Herpes zoster			Worldwide
Influenza			China, Hong Kong, Worldwide
Lassa fever			Nigeria
Legionellosis			Denmark, Germany
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Kenya, Worldwide
Malaria				France
Measles				Republic of Korea
Meningitis - aseptic		Japan
Mumps				Canada, Netherlands, United States
Parainfluenza virus		France
Pertussis			United States
Poliomyelitis			All reporting countries, Worldide
Respiratory syncytial virus	Australia
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Finland, France, Tanzania, Worldide
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Brazil
Salmonellosis			Estonia, Italy, United States
Shigellosis			Afghanistan
Toxic shock syndrome		Spain
Toxoplasmosis			Worldwide
Trypanosomiasis - American	Bolivia, France
Tuberculosis			Canada, United States
Tularemia			United States
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		China
West Nile fever			Canada, Germany, United States


THERAPY

SUSECPTIBILITY DATABASE		Fusarium thapsinum
				Fusarium verticilloides	

PHARMACOLOGY			Amphotericin B, Docycycline, Ostelmavir, Posaconazole, 
	Terbinafine, Voriconazole, Zanamavir		


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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      June 19 to June 26, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Iceland
				Lithuania

Adenovirus			India
AIDS				Congo, French Guiana, Malawi, United States
Amebic colitis			Israel
Anthrax				India
Ascariasis			China
Brucellosis			Greece, sPAIN, United States
Chikungunya			Maldives
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Russian Federation, Turkey
Cryptosporidiosis		Spain, United States, Worldwide
Cytomegalovirus			sPAIN
Dengue				Brazil, Maldives
Eastern equine encephalitis	United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Israel, United States
Filariasis - Bancroftian	American Samoa
Gastroenteritis - viral		China
Giardiasis			Israel, Spain
Hepatitis E			Spain, Uganda
Herpes simplex			Australia, Tanzania
Hookworm			China
Heterophyid infections		Egypt
Histoplasmosis			French Guiana
Influenza			Haiti, Indonesia, Pakistan, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis		China, Nepal
Kawasaki disease		Japan
Leprosy				Vietnam
Leptospirosis			Laos
Lymphogranuloma venereum	Spain
Malaria				Brazil, European Region - all countries, United States
Mansonelliasis - ozzardi	Brazil
Measles				United Kingdom
Meningitis - bacterial		Japan
Myiasis				Turkey
Parainfluenza virus		India
Poliomyelitis			Nigeria, Worldwide
Q-fever				Spain
Rabies 				Estonia
Rat bite fever - Streptobacill.	Japan
Respiratory syncytial virus	India, Spain
Respiratory viruses - misc	Brazil, China, Spain
Ross River disease		Australia
Rotavirus			Israel
Salmonellosis			Israel, United States
Schistosmiasis - japonicum	Indonesia
Shigellosis			Israel
Streptococcus suis		Netherlands
Strongyloidiasis		Israel
Syphilis			Tanzania
Taenia				Ethiopia
Tick-borne encephalitis		Poland, Russian Federation
Trichinosis			Russian Federation
Trichomoniasis			United States
Trichuriasis			China
Trypanosomiasis - American	Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Spain
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		China

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      June 26 to JuLY 3, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Latvia

Adenovirus			Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Worldwide
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio	Brazil, Libya
AIDS				France, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, 
	Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Worldwide
Amoeba - free living		United States
Amebic colitis			Turkey
Anthrax				Argentina, United States
Ascariasis			India, Laos, Malaysia
Babesiosis			Austria
Bacillary angiomatosis		Thailand
Bacterial vaginosis		Thailand
Bartonellosis - cat borne	France, Worldwide
Bartonellosis - systemic	France, Worldwide
Bertielliasis			Algeria, Yemen, Worldwide
Brucellosis			Denmark, Turkey
Campylobacteriosis		Malawi, Thailand
Candidiasis			France
Chikungunya 			India, Malaysia, Worldwide
Chlamydia trachomatis		Australia, Estonia, Fiji, India, Japan, Kiribati, Samoa, 
	Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Worldwide
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Italy
Cholera				Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam
clostridium difficile		Canada
Common cold			Italy, Spain
Conjunctivitis - viral		Singapore
Cryptococcosis			Brazil, South Africa
Cryptosporidiosis		Belgium, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, United States
Cutaneous larva migrans		Brazil
Cytomegalovirus			Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, 
	Republic of Korea, Turkey, Worldwide
Dengue				Australia, Spain, Yemen, Worldwide
Dicrocoeliasis			Canada
Diphtheria			Germany
Diphyllobothriasis		Poland
Dirofilariasis			India, United Arab Emirates
Echinococcosis - multilocular	China, Germany, Poland
Echinococcosis - unilocular	Ethiopia
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	Cyprus, Serbia
Enterobiasis			Thailand
Enterovirus			China, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Spain
Escherichia coli diarrhea	India, Libya, Malawi, Thailand, United States
Filariasis - bancroftian	China
Giardiasis			Australia, Belgium, Canada, Hungary, Turkey, United States
Gonococcal infection		Fiji, Japan, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu,
     Worldwide
Hantavirus - Old world		Hong Kong
Hepatitis A			Poland
Hepatitis B			France, Germany, India, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Spain, 
	Thailand
Hepatitis C			Brazil, Gabon, Germany, India, Ireland, Malawi, Poland
Hepatitis D			India
Hepatitis E			Iran
Herpes simplex			France, Greece, India, Romania, Worldwide
Heterophyid infections		Thailand
Hookworm			Laos, Malaysia
Infectious mononucleosis	China, Greece
Influenza			Hong Kong, Pakistan, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis		China, Finland, Thailand, Worldwide
Kikuchi and Kimura disease	Worldwide
Legionellosis			Poland
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Iran
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Brazil, Iran, Spain, sri Lanka, Sudan
Leptospirosis			France
Listeriosis			Germany, Ireland
Lyme disease			France, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, United States
Malaria				Cameroon, Denmark, France, Turkey
Measles				China, India
Mumps				China, Israel, Netherlands
Mycetoma			Iran
Mycobacteriosis - non-tuberc.	Brazil, Uganda
Mycoplasma - miscellaneous	Denmark
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		Italy, Taiwan
Myiasis				Brazil, Turkey
Nocardiosis			Ethiopia
Orbital and eye infections	Worldwide
Ornithosis			Italy
Parainfluenza			Italy, Spain
Pediculosis			Iran
Pertussis			United Kingdom
Pentastomiasis - Armillifer	China, Worldwide
Pneumocystosis 			Turkey
Q-fever				Slovakia, Tunisia
Respiratory syncytial virus	Italy, Spain, United States
Respiratory viruses - misc.	China, Italy, Spain
Rift Valley fever		South Africa
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Uruguay
Roseola				Greece, Netherlands, Worldwide
Rotavirus			Brazil, China, India, Thailand
Salmonellosis			Australia, France, Italy, Malawi, Thailand, United Kingdom, 
	nited States, Worldwide
Schistosomiasis - haematobium	Nigeria
Schistosomiasis - intercalatum	Netherlands
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Tanzania
Shigellosis			Thailand
Sporotrichosis			Brazil
Staphylococcal food poisoning	Libya, Malawi, Turkey
Strongyloidiasis		Laos, Worldwide
Syphilis			Fiji, France, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu,
     Worldwide
Taeniasis			Laos
Tick-borne encephalitis		All endemic countries, Worldwide
Toxocariasis			Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Poland
Toxoplasmosis			Australia, Brazil, Canada, Greenland, Grenada, India, Iran, 
	Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, 
	Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam, Worldwide
Trichinosis			Russian Federation, Thailand
Trichuriasis			India, Laos, Malaysia
Trypanosomiasis - American	Bolivia
Tuberculosis			Ethiopia, France, Turkey, Uganda
Tularemia			Serbia
Typhoid				France
Varicella			China, France, Greece
Whipples disease		France
Yersiniosis			China


THERAPY			

INTERACTIONS DATABASE		Chlorpheniramine

PHARMACOLOGY			Chloroquine

				

MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Cronobacter dublinensis
				Cronobacter malonatacus
				Cronobacter muytjensii
				Cronobacter turicensis
				Ruminoccus gauvreauii

NAME CHANGED			Enterobacter sakazakii to Cronobacter sakazakii`

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      July 3 to JuLY 10, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Aeromonas and marine Vibrio	United States, Worldwide
AIDS				Canada, Ireland, Worldwide
Anthrax				Guinea, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, United States, 
	orldwide
Bartonellosis - other systemic	India
Campylobacteriosis		Italy
Chlamydia trachomatis		Ireland
Clostridium difficile		Scotland
Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever	Greece, Turkey
Cholera				India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa
Dengue				Brazil, Kiribati, Venezuela, Worldwide
Diphtheria			All reporting countries
Eastern equine encephalitis	United States
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	United States
Enterovirus			Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Worldwide
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Italy, United States
Gonococcal infection		Ireland
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Brazil
Japanese encephalitis		All reporting countries
Hepatitis B			France, Ireland, Japan
Hepatitis C			Australia, France
Hepatitis E			Worldwide
Herpes B			Gibraltar
Herpes simplex			Ireland
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Turkey, Worldwide
Mediterranean spotted fever	Morocco
Measles				All reporting countries
Meningitis - bacterial		Turkey
Mumps				All reporting countries
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		Germany
Pertussis			All reporting countries
Pneumocystosis			Worldwide
Poliomyelitis			All reporting countries
Q-fever				India
Rabies				Iraq, United States, Worldwide
Rickettsia felis infection	Brazil, Japan, United States, Worldwide
Rubella				All reporting countries
Salmonellosis			Denmark, Italy, United States
Shigellosis			Nepal
Syphilis			Ireland
Tetanus				All reporting countries
Toxoplasmosis			Worldwide
Trichinosis			Russian Federation
Tuberculosis 			All reporting countries
Varicella			Germany
West Nile fever			Nicaragua, Spain, Worldwide
Yaws				Worldwide
Yersiniosis			France

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Finland
				Netherlands

Anthrax				Kyrgyzstan
Ascariasis			Nigeria
Botulism			Russian Federation
Campylobacteriosis		United Kingdom
Crimean-Congo hem. fever	Greece, South Africa, Turkey
Cryptosporidiosis		United Kingdom
Cytomegalovirus			China
Dengue				Brazil
Enterovirus			Mongolia, Spain
Filariasis - bancroftian	Samoa
Gastroenteritis - viral		United Kingdom
Hantavirus inf. - Old world	European region - all countries
Hendra virus			Australia
Hepatitis B			Iran, Malaysia
Hepatitis C			Egypt, Iran
Hepatitis E			Uganda
Hookworm			Nigeria
Infectious mononucleosis	China, Iran
Influenza			Egypt, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Worldwide
Legionellosis 			United Kingdom
Marburg				Netherlands, Uganda, Worldwide
Measles				United States
Monkeypox			Dem. Rep. Congo
Mycobacteriosis - M. marinum	Worldwide
Paragonimiasis 			China
Plague				China, Egypt
Pneumocystosis			Ethiopia
Salmonellosis			Denmark, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, United States
Syphilis			South Africa
Trichuriasis			Nigeria
Trichostrongyliasis		Nigeria
Tuberculosis			United States
Tuberculosis			Belgium, Ethiopia
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		Thailand
West Nile fever			Canada, United States

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      July 17 to JuLY 24, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Jordan

AIDS				Cameroon, India, Norway, Worldwide
Amoeba - free living		India
Anthrax				Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam
Bacillus cereus			Republic of Korea, United States
Botulism			Argentina, Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, United States, 
	Worldwide
Brucellosis 			Italy
Campylobacteriosis		Australia, Japan, Norway
Candidiasis			Cameroon
Chikungunya			India, Indonesia, Spain, Worldwide
Chlamydia trachomatis		Australia, Cameroon, Iran, Poland, United States
Clostridial food poisoning	Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Albania, Russian Federation
Cryptococcosis			India
Cryptosporidiosis		Scotland, United Kingdom
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	Spain
Ehrlichiosis - hum. monocytic	Brazil, Spain
Enterovirus			Netherlands
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Australia, Republic of Korea, United States
Gianotti Crosti syndrome	Worldwide
Gonococcal infectiion		Norway, United States
Hantavirus - old world		Russian Federation
Hendra virus			Australia
Hepatitis A			Brazil
Hepatitis B			Malaysia
Hepatitis C			Republic of Korea, Taiwan
Hepatitis E			India, Iran, Nepal, Spain, United Kingdom
Legionellosis			Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, 
	Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, Sweden, Worldwide
Lyme disease			Spain
Measles				Italy
Mediterranean spotted fever	Spain
Mycoplasma - misc.		Israel
Pertussis			Gabon
Plague				China
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Brazil
Salmonellosis			Australia, United States
Shigellosis			Republic of Korea
Staphylococcal food poisoning	Australia
Syphilis			Cameroon, Norway
Trichinosis			Russian Federation
Trichomoniasis			Cameroon, China, United States
Tuberculosis			Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Typhoid				Kuwait
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		Republic of Korea
West Nile fever			United States
Yellow fever			Brazil
Yersiniosis			Russian Federation


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Amphotericin B, Tigecycline

SUSCEPTIBILITY DATABASE		Fusarium proliferatum


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Burkholderia arboris
				Burkholderia diffusa
				Burkholderia latens
				Burkholderia metallica
				Burkholderia seminalis
				Burkholderia uboensis
				Naxibacter haematophilus
				Naxibacter varians

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      July 24 to JuLY 31, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES		Australia

AdenovirUS			Canada, Cuba, France
AIDS				Brazil, Cameroon, France, Nigeria, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan, Venezuela
Amebic colitis			Iran, Taiwan, Turkey
Anthrax				Canada, Georgia, Russian Federation, United States
Ascariasis			Brazil, Nepal
Aspergillosis			Worldwide
Blastocystis			Iran, Turkey
Blastomycosis			Canada
Botulism			Russian Federation
Brucellosis			Greece, United States
Campylobacteriosis		Iran, Scotland
Candidiasis			Jordan
Chlamydia trachomatis		Italy, United States
Chikungunya			Malaysia, Reunion
Clonorchiasis			Vietnam
Cholera				Congo, Buinea Bissau, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam
Coccidioidomycosis		Poland, United States, Worldwide
Conjunctivitis - viral		Cuba, Pakistan
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever	Albania, Russian Federation, South Africa, Turkey
Cryptococcosis			Argentina, Thailand
Cryptosporidiosis		Australia, Brazil, Turkey, United States, Worldwide
Cysticercosis			India
Cutaneous larva migrans		Worldwide
Cyclosporiasis			Italy
Dengue				Brazil
Diphtheria			Brazil
Diphyllobothriasis		Japan, Switzerland
Dirofilariasis			Kuwait, Turks and Caicos Islands
Eastern equine encephalitis	United States
Echinococcosis - multilocular	Japan, Turkey
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	Canada, Russian Federation
Enterobiasis			Turkey
Enterovirus			China, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Mexico, Pakistan, Sweden, United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea	Iran, Nepal
Gastroenteritis - viral		United Kingdom
Gianotti-Crosti syndrome	Turkey
Giardiasis			Brazil, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, United Kingdom
Gonococcal infection		South Africa, United States
Hantavirus - Old world		Albania, Russian Federation
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Brazil
Hendra virus			Australia, Ghana
Hepatitis A			Cuba, Micronesia
Hepatitis B			Bhutan, Brazil, Egypt, India, Iran, Nepal, Nigeria, United States
Hepatitis C			Brazil, Egypt, Gabon, Iran, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, 
	Nigeria, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, Tonga, United States
Hepatitis D			Iran
Hepatitis E			Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, Worldwide
Herpes simplex			Greece, India, Sweden, United States
Herpes simplex encephalitis	India
Histoplasmosis			Venezuela
Hookworm			Brazil, Malaysia, Nepal
Hymenolepis nana		Brazil
Influenza			Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis		India, Malaysia
Japanese spotted fever		Republic of Korea
Kawasaki disease		Canada, Japan
Legionellosis			Japan, United Kingdom
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous	Morocco
Leprosy				India
Leptospirosis			Albania, Brazil, France, United States
Listeriosis			Bulgaria
Lyme disease			Czech Republic, Russian Federation, Turkey
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis	United States, Worldwide
Measles				France, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, United States, Worldwide
Mediterranean spotted fever	Spain
Melioidosis			Australia
Meningitis - aseptic		Greece, Sweden
Meningitis - bacterial		Taiwan
Microsporidiosis		Malaysia, Turkey
Mycobacteriosis - M. ulcerans	Congo
Mycoplasma pneumoniae		Argentina
Myiasis				Costa Rica, Netherlands, Turkey
Nipah virus			Ghana
Onchocerciasis			Thailand
Otitis media			Japan
Paracoccidioidomycosis		Venezuela
Paragonimiasis			Ivory Coast
Parainfluenza virus		Canada, France
Penicilliosis			Thailand
Poliomyelitis			Americas region - all countries
Pythiosis			Thailand, United States
Q-fever				Netherlands, United States
Rabies				Argentina, Mongolia, Poland
Relapsing fever			France, Senegal, Worldwide
Respiratory syncytial virus	Canada, France, Japan, Spain
Respiratory viruses - misc.	Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Sweden
Rheumatic fever			Congo
Rhinosporidiosis		Turkey
Rhodococcus equi		Thailand
Rift Valley fever		Swaziland
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Brazil
Rotavirus			India, Italy, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom
Rubella				France
Salmonellosis			Canada, Iran, Poland, Thailand, United States
Schistosomiasis - japonicum	China
Shigellosis			Iran
Strongyloidiasis		Brazil, Turkey
Syphilis			France, India, United States
Taeniasis			Turkey
Tetanus				Nepal
Tick-borne encephalitis		Czech Republic, Sweden
Toxocariasis			Poland, Sri Lanka
Toxoplamosis			Brazil, Canada, Grenada, Mexico, Poland
Trichinosis			China
Trichomoniasis			India
Trichuriasis			Brazil, Malaysia, Nepal
Trypanosomiasis - American	Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela
Tuberculosis			Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Micronesia, Nigeria, Thailand, Venezuela
Tularemia			Turkey
Typhoid				Nepal
Typhus - endemic		Republic of Korea
Typhus - scrub			Hong Kong
Varicella			Canada, Greece, sweden
Vibrio parahaemolyticus		China, Nigeria
West Nile fever			Canada, United States
Yellow fever			Brazil
Yersiniosis			United States
Zygomycosis			United Kingdom


MICROBIOLOGY

NEW TAXA ADDED			Actinomadura chibensis
				Actinomadura cremea
				Actinomadura nitritigenes
				Aurantimonas altamirensis

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WHAT'S NEW ?          		Update    08.3      August 1 to August 15, 2008


EPIDEMIOLOGY

Aeromonas and marine Vibrio	Taiwan
Amoeba - free living		Worldwide
Anthrax				Canada, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, United States
Banna virus			Vietnam, Worldwide
Chikungunya			India, SingaporeAGuinea Bissau. Philippines, Sudan, Vietnam
Cholera				All reporting countries, Worldwide
Clostridium difficile colitis	Spain, Worldwide
Dengue				Brazil
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt.	China
Enterovirus			Singapore
Escherichia coli diarrhea	United States
Gastroenteritis - viral		United States, Worldwide
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Brazil
Hepatitis A			Micronesia
Hepatitis E			Uganda
Hookworm			Zimbabwe
Influenza			Cambodia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - visceral	Kenya
Malaria				Zimbabwe
Mediterranean spotted fever	Spain
Meningitis - bacterial		Germany
Mumps				canada
Nipah				India, Worldwide
Q-fever				Netherlands
Rabies				Spain, Venezuela
Respiratory syncytial virus	United Kingdom
Rickettsia felis		Germany
Rift Valley fever		Kenya
Rotavirus			Italy, Kenya
Salmonellosis			Ireland, Reunion, United Kingdom, United States, Worldwide
Schistosomiasis - haematobium	Zimbabwe
Schistosomiasis - mansoni	Zimbabwe
Shigellosis			Senegal
Tick-borne encephalitis		Russian Federation
Toxocariasis			Worldwide
Toxoplasmosis			United States
Trichuriasis			Zimbabwe
Trypanosomiasis - American	Brazil
Tuberculosis			Austria, Romania, Worldwide
Tularemia			Spain
Typhoid				Switzerland
West Nile fever			Canada, United States
Yellow fever			Brazil, Ivory Coast
Zika				Micronesia


THERAPY

PHARMACOLOGY			Tenofovir


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