GIDEON update 2008.4
G I D E O N
GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES & EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK
WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 August 15 to August 28, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Adenovirus Canada, Iran, Japan, Switzerland
AIDS Bangladesh, Brazil, Congo, Croatia, India, Kuwait,
Nepal, Switzerland, Taiwan
Amebic abscess Taiwan
Anthrax Argentina, Botswana, Canada, France, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, United States
Ascariasis Brazil
Bartonellosis - cat borne Sweden
Baylisascariasis United States
Blastocystis China
Brucellosis Bosnia, South Africa, United States
Campylobacteriosis United States
Candidiasis Vietnam
Chikungunya Italy, Reunion, Singapore
Chlamydia trachomatis Croatia, Finland, India, New Zealand, Vietnam
Cholera Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Vietnam
Conjunctivitis - viral Japan
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Greece, Turkey
Cryptosporidiosis Mexico, United States, Venezuela
Dengue Brazil, China, Singapore
Dirofilariasis Italy
Eastern equine encephalitis Canada
Echinococcosis - multilocular United States
Echinococcosis - unilocular Australia
Ehrlichiosis - human granulocyt United States
Ehrlichiosis - human monocytic Portugal
Endocarditis Sweden
Enterovirus Argentina, Singapore
Escherichia coli diarrhea India
Filariasis - Bancroftian Kuwait
Gastroenteritis - viral Germany, Nicaragua, Spain
Gonococcal infection Croatia, India, New Zealand, Vietnam
Hendra virus Australia
Hepatitis A Croatia, India, Lithuania, Netherlands, Pakistan, Slovenia,
United Kingdom
Hepatitis B China
Hepatitis C Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, India, Italy, United Kingdom
Hepatitis E China
Herpes simplex Croatia, India
Hookworm Brazil
Influenza United States, Worldwide
Legionellosis United States
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Jordan, Suriname
Leptospirosis New Zealand
Listeriosis Canada
Lyme disease Germany
Malaria Pakistan
Measles Austria, France, Gibraltar, Sudan, United States, Worldwide
Mediterranean spotted fever Italy, Sweden
Meningitis - aseptic Argentina, Qatar
Meningitis - bacterial Ghana, Qatar
Microsporidiosis Colombia
Mycobacteriosis - M. marinum Micronesia
Ornithosis Turkey
Paracoccidioidomycosis Worldwide
Plague United States
Parainfluenza Canada, Iran, Switzerland
Rabies China, United States
Rat-bite fever - Streptobacill. France, Worldwide
Respiratory syncytial virus Canada, Iran
Respiratory viruses - misc. canada, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
Rocky Mountain spotted fever United States
Rotavirus Albania, Beelarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Uzbekistan
Salmonellosis Australia, Finland, France, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden,
United Kingdom, Worldwide
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Brazil
Syphilis Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Vietnam
Trichomoniasis India, Vietnam
Tuberculosis Germany, Kuwait, Norway, New Zealand
Typhoid Uganda
Typhus - scrub Japan, Republic of Korea
Varicella United States
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Spain, United States
West Nile ffever Canada, France, United States
Yellow fever Ivory Coast
THERAPY
SUSCEPTIBILITY DATABASE Paecilomyces lilacinus
PHARMACOLOGY Anadulafungin, Caspofungin, Micafungin, Posaconazole
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Blautia wexlerae
Prevotella histicola
PHENOTYPE Aurantimonas altimirensis
Cupriavidus gilardii
Herbaspirillum species 3
Ralstonia pickettii
NAME CHANGED Ruminococcus luti to Blautia luti
Ruminococcus productus to Blautia producta
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 August 28 to September 3, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Adenovirus Brazil, Ghana, Ireland, Japan, Spain
AIDS Algeria, Brazil, China, Denmark, Ghana, Hong Kong, Mali, Thailand,
United States
Amoeba - free living United States
Amebic colitis Venezuela
Anthrax Russian Federation
Ascariasis Brazil, India
Bacillus cereus food poisoning Japan
Balantidiasis Malaysia
Botulism Japan, United Arab Emirates
Brucellosis Argentina, Russian Federation, Worldwide
Campylobacteriosis Finland
Chikungunya Comoros
Chlamydia trachomatis China, Hong Kong, Tunisia, United States
Chlamydophila pneumoniae Japan
Clostridial food poisoning China
Coccidioidomycosis United States
Conjunctivitis - viral China
Crimea-Congo hem. fever Afghanistan
Cryptococcosis Brazil, Mali
Cytomegalovirus Ghana, Greece, India, Sweden
Dirofilariasis Serbia
Echinococcosis - multilocular Slovaki8a
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt. Democratic Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Slovakia
Ehrlichiosis - hum. monocytic Brazil, Democratic Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea
Enterobiasis Brazil
Enterovirus Brazil, China, Netherlands, Russian Federation, United Kingdom
Escherichia coli diarrhea Italy, Japan, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral Ghana, Japan
Giardiasis Brazil, India, Italy
Gonococcal infections United States
Hantavirus - Old world France, Switzerland
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Paraguay
Hepatitis A Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United States
Hepatitis B Algeria, Denmark, Netherlands
Hepatitis C Algeria, Denmark, Egypt, Nigeria
Herpes simplex China, Greece, Serbia
Herpes simplex encephalitis Japan, United Kingdom
Histoplasmosis Brazil
Hookworm India
Influenza Benin, Worldwide
Kikuchi and Kimura diseases Malaysia
Legionellosis Spain
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Algeria
Leishmaniasis - visceral Iran
Leptospirosis Australia, Brazil
Listeriosis Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Lobomycosis United States
Lyme disease Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Democratic Republic of Korea,
Republic of Korea
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis France
Lymphogranuloma venereum Worldwide
Malaria Brazil
Measles Comoros, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United States
Meningitis - aseptic Russian Federation, United Kingdom
Mumps Canada, Germany
Mycoplasma - miscellaneous Tunisia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Italy, Japan
Onchocerciasis African Region - All reporting countries
Paragonimiasis Ecuador
Parainfluenza Brazil, Spain
Parvovirus B19 Greece, Serbia and Monetenegro
Penicilliosis Japan
Pertussis Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, Worldwide
Pharyngitis - bacterial Japan
Pityriasis rosea Worldwide
Plague China
Pneumocystosis Brazil
Protothecosis United States, Worldwide
Q-fever Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rabies China
Respiratory syncytial virus Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Turkey
Respiratory viruses misc. Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain
Roseola Brazil, Worldwide
Rotavirus Brazil, Ghana, Japan
Rubella Germany, Iran
Salmonellosis Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Japan, Oman, Spain, United States
Schistosomiasis - haematobium Malawi
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Brazil, Uganda
Shigellosis Netherlands, Oman
Sporotrichosis Brazil, Worldwide
Staphylococcal food poisoning Japan
Strongyloidiasis Australia, Solomon Islands
Syphilis Algeria, China
Tetanus Bangladesh, Thailand, Turkey
Tick-borne encephalitis Austria
Toxocariasis Malaysia
Toxoplasmosis Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Trichinosis Turkey
Trichomoniasis China, United States
Trichuriasis Brazil
Trypanosomiasis - American Brazil, Mexico, United States, Worldwide
Tuberculosis Brazil, South Africa, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Typhoid Nigeria
Typhus - endemic United States
Typhus - scrub Japan
Varicella Germany, Israel, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Venezuelan equine encephalitis Colombia
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Japan
West Nile fever Canada, Italy, United States
Yersiniosis Japan
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 September 4 to September 17, 2008
NAME CHANGED Banna virus infection to Old World Coltiviruses
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Bahrain
Bhutan
Cuba
European Region - all countries
Adenovirus Argentina, United States
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio Denmark
AIDS Chile, Germany, Oman, Peru, Russian Federation, South Africa,
Zambia, Worldwide
Amoeba - free-living United States, Worldwide
Angiostrongyliasis France, French Polynesia, Worldwide
Anisakiasis Germany
Anthrax Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Russian Federation
Bacterial vaginosis Burkina faso
Botulism France
Brucellosis Argentina, India, Jordan, United States
Bunyaviruses Russian Federation
California group encephalitis Russian Federation
Chikungunya Malaysia, Singapore, Worldwide
Chlamydophila pneumoniae Greece
Cholera Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, India, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Philippines, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Worldwide
Clostridium difficile Singapore
Coccidioidomycosis Worldwide
Conjunctivitis - viral Spain
Cowpox Worldwide
Crimean-Congo hem. fever Czech Republic
Cryptosporidiosis Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Cysticercosis India
Cytomegalovirus United States
Dengue Argentina
Diphtheria Greece
Diphyllobothriasis Japan
Dirofilariasis Egypt
Ehrlichiosis - Hum. granulocyt. Spain, Worldwide
Enterovirus Argentina, Japan, Spain, Taiwan, United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea Brazil, Canada, Chile, Iran, Japan, Mongolia, Mozmbique, Netherlands,
Norway, Peru, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, United States, Vietnam
Fascioliasis India, Spain
Filariasis - bancroftian Brazil
Gastroenteritis - viral Spain, United States, Worldwide
Gianotti-Crosti syndrome Worldwide
Giardiasis italy, United Kingdom
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Uruguay, Worldwide
Hepatitis A France
Hepatitis B Chile, Germany, United States
Hepatitis C Germany
Hepatitis E Denmark, Uganda, United Kingdom
Influenza Indonesia, United States, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis India
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Ecuador, Iran, Israel, Turkey
Leishmaniasis - visceral Iran, Turkey
Leptospirosis Sri Lanka
Listeriosis Taiwan
Lyme disease Worldwide
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis Ireland, United Kingdom
Malaria Finland, Jamaica, Malaysia
Mediterranean spotted fever Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial Israel, United States
Microsporidiosis India
Mycobacteriosis - misc. Israel, Netherlands
Onchocerciasis Nigeria
Ornithosis Netherlands
Parainfluenza virus Argentina, United States
Parvovirus B19 Chile, Worldwide
Pertussis Greece
Plague Worldwide
Poliomyelitis Chad, Greece, India, Worldwide
Protothecosis Italy, Republic of Korea
Q-fever Hong Kong, Spain
Rabies Canada, United States, Zimbabwe, Worldwide
Respiratory syncytial virus Argentina, United States
Respiratory viruses - misc. Argentina, United States
Ross River disease Australia, Worldwide
Rotavirusq Brazil, Nigeria
Salmonellosis Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Worldwide
Sindbis Russian Federation
Staphylococcal food poisoning Macedonia
Syphilis China, Germany, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa
Tetanus Greece
Thogoto Russian Federation
Toxocariasis Argentina, Japan, Worldwide
Toxoplasmosis Canada, Mexico
Trachoma Brazil
Trichinosis Russian Federation
Trypanosomiasis - American Brazil
Tuberculosis India, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Tularemia United States
Typhus - endemic China
Viliuisk encephalomyelitis United States, Worldwide
West Nile fever Canada, Spain. United States
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Atazanavir, Minocycline
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 September 17 to October 1, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
AIDS Afghanistan, Australia, Iran, South Africa, Tanzania
Amebic colitis Poland, Tanzania
Anthrax Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, United State, Zimbabwe
Blastocystis Thailand
Botulism Poland, United States
Brucellosis Germany
Campylobacteriosis Norway, United States
Candidiasis United Kingdom
Chikungunya Italy
Chlamydia trachomatis Peru, Sweden
Cholera Guinea Bissau, Iraq, Pakistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Clostridium difficile Netherlands
Cryptosporidiosis Ireland, United States, Worldwide
Dengue Brazil, India, Panama
Diphtheria United Kingdom
Eastern equine encephalitis United States
Enterobiasis Thailand
Enterovirus Netherlands
Escherichia coli diarrhea Ireland, South Africa, United States
Filariasis - Bancroftian All endemic countries, Worldwide
Fungal infecton - systemic France
Gastroenteritis - viral United Kingdom, Worldwide
Giardiasis Thailand
Gongylonemiasis Thailand, Worldwide
Hantavirus - Old world Russian Federation
Hepatitis A Czech Republic, Mexico, Russian Federation
Hepatitis B Afghanistan, Nigeria, Peru
Hepatitis C Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, France, Nigeria, Peru,
Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, Worldwide
Hepatitis E Brazil, India, Poland
Hepatitis G Iran
Heterophyid trematodes Thailand
Hookworm Thailand
Influenza Iraq, New Zealand, Togo, Vietnam, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis India
Legionellosis Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland
Leptospirosis Sri Lanka
Lymphogranuloma venereum Peru
Malaria Germany, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore,
Thailand, United States, Worldwide
Measles India, Poland, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Meningitis - bacterial Malta
Mycobacteria - misc. Israel
Mycobacterium ulcerans Australia, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast
Mycoplasma pneumoniae United States
Opisthorchiasis Thailand
Orbital and eye infections France
Paracoccidioidomycosis Brazil
Q-fever France
Rabies South Africa
Relapsing fever Ethiopia
Salmonellosis Bioterrorism, Canada, France, Sweden, United States
Schistosomiasis - haematobium Kenya
Shigellosis Germany, Poland
Strongyloidiasis Thailand
Syphilis Afghanistan
Tick-borne encephalitis Russian Federation
Trichinosis Russian Federation
Trichuriasis Austria, Thailand
Tuberculosis Ivory Coast, Romania, United States
Tularemia Germany
Typhoid Germany
West Nile fever Canada, Guadeloupe, Italy, Romania, United States
Yellow fever Guinea
Yersiniosis Poland
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 October 2 to October 9, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Italy
Adenovirus Saudi Arabia, United States
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio India
AIDS Jamaica
Amoeba - free living Germany
Anthrax Argentina, Zambia
Ascariasis Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam
Babesiosis Mexico
Bartonellosis - cat-borne Worldwide
Blastocystis Myanmar, Thailand
Botulism Poland
Brucellosis Poland
Campylobacteriosis Australia, Italy, Poland, Turkey, United States
Candidiasis Jamaica
Chikungunya Czech Republic, India
Chlamydia trachomatis Jamaica, Japan
Chlamydophila pneumoniae Spain
Cholera Afghanistan, Benin, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ghana, Guinea Bissau,
India, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Russian Federation
Cryptosporidiosis Ethiopia, Switzerland
Dengue American Samoa
Diphyllobothriasis Poland
Dipylidiasis Brazil
Echinococcosis - multilocular Germany
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulcyt. Italy, United Kingdom
Escherichia coli diarrhea India, United States
Filariasis - Bancroftian Philippines
Gastroenteritis - viral Saudi Arabia
Giardiasis Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand
Gonococcal infection Jamaica, Japan
Hantavirus - Old world Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro
Hepatitis A Czech Republic, Latvia
Herpes simplex Japan
Herpes simplex encephalitis Poland
Hookworm Uganda, Vietnam, Worldwide
Hymenolepis nana Ethiopia
Influenza Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis Japan, Malaysia
Kikuchi and Kimura diseases Worldwide
Legionellosis United States
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Colombia
Leishmaniasis - visceral Brazil, Iran
Leptospirosis Brazil, United Kingdom, United States
Listeriosis Canada
Lyme disease China, Portugal, Worldwide
Mansoneliasis - perstans Uganda
Measles Japan, Netherlands
Meningitis - bacterial Poland
Mumps Poland
Onchocerciasis Nigeria
Parvovirus B19 Ireland
Pertussis Poland
Plague China, Russian Federation
Pneumonia - bacterial Spain
Pyomyositis Australia
Rabies Iraq, Israel, Poland, United States, Worldwide
Respiratory viruses - misc. China, Thailand
Rocky Mountain spotted fever United States, Worldwide
Rotavirus Ireland, Russian Federation
Rubella Poland
Salmonellosis India
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Uganda
Shigellosis India
Streptococcus suis Hong Kong
Strongyloidiasis Ethiopia, Uganda
Syphilis Jamaica, Japan
Taeniasis Poland
Tetanus Poland
Tick-borne encephalitis Austria, Russian Federation
Toxocariasis Brazil, Iran
Toxoplasmosis Brazil, Canada, China, Ireland
Trachoma Sudan
Trichomoniasis Jamaica
Trichuriasis Myanmar, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam
Trypanosomiasis - American Bolivia, Brazil, United States
Tuberculosis India, United States
Tularemia Turkey
Tungiasis Nigeria, Worldwide
West Nile fever Canada, Italy, United States
Yellow fever Ivory Coast
Zygomycosis Worldwide
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Arthrobacter aurescens
Brevibacterium ravenspurgense
Paenibacillus konsidensis
PHENYTYPE Listeria grayi
Streptococcus gallolyticus
Streptococcus infantarius
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 October 9 to October 16, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Adenovirus Republic of Korea, Turkey, United States
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio Bangladesh
AIDS Argentina, China, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Worldwide
Amoeba - free living India, Republic of Korea, Worldwide
Anthrax Iraq, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States
Babesiosis Brazil
Botulism China, United States, Worldwide
Brucellosis Canada, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Scotland, United Kingdom,
Uruguay
Campylobacteriosis Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States, Worldwide
Capillariasis - extraintestinal Brazil
Chikungunya India, Indonesia
Chlamydia trachomatis Israel
Cholera Bangladesh, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Iraq, Mozambique,
Nepal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Clonorchiasis Republic of Korea
Cryptosporidiosis Haiti, Ireland, Peru, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States
Cyclosporiasis Haiti
Dengue Fij, India
Dipylidiasis Nigeria
Echinococcosis Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Echinostomiasis Republic of Korea
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt. Turkey
Enterovirus France
Escherichia coli diarrhea Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States
Filariasis - bancroftian India
Gastroenteritis - viral France, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Giardiasis Republic of Korea, Serbia and Montenegro
Gonococcal infection Israel
Hantavirus - Old world Hungry, Vietnam
Hepatitis A Czech Republic, India, Latvia
Hepatitis B Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Worldwide
Hepatitis C Argentina, China, Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey, United States,
Worldwide
Hepatitis E Uganda
Hepatitis G Iran
Herpes simplex China, Israel
Heterophyid trematodes Republic of Korea
Influenza Germany
Isosporiasis Haiti
Japanese encephalitis India
Lassa fever South Africa, Zambia, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - visceral Portugal, Spain
Listeriosis Czech Republic, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Liver abscess - bacterial Taiwan
Lyme disease Brazil, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Influenza Germany, Worldwide
Malaria Cambodia
Marburg disease Angola, Worldwide
Measles Netherlands, Spain
Meningitis - bacterial India
Microsporidiosis Haiti
Mycobacteriosis - M. ulcerans Worldwide
Mycoplasma (misc) Worldwide
Mycoplasma pneumoniae France
Nipah virus Bangladesh
Opisthorchiasis Russian Federation
Ornithosis Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paragonimiasis Laos
Parainfluenza virus Republic of Korea, Turkey
Pasteurellosis Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Plesiomonas shigelloides Bangladesh
Q-fever Canada, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rabies India, United States, Worldwide
Respiratory syncytial virus Finland, Republic of Korea, Turkey
Respiratory viruses - misc. Finland, France
Rickettsia felis United States
Rotavirus China, France
Salmonellosis Bangladesh, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom,
United States
Sandfly fever Italy
Shigellosis Nepal, Nigeria
Streptococus suis Thailand
Syphilis Israel, Italy
Taeniasis Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Toxocariasis Ireland, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Scotland,
Serbia and Montenegro, United Kingdom, United States, Worldwide
Toxoplasmosis Ireland, Republic of Korea, Scotland, United Kingdom
Trichinosis Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Trichostrongyliasis India
Trichuriasis Republic of Korea
Tuberculosis Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Typhus - endemic Nepal, United States
West Nile fever Canada, Israel, United States
Yellow fever Central African Republic
Yersiniosis Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Atazanavir
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 October 16 to October 23, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ALL REPORTABLE DISEASES Portugal
Adenovirus Italy, United Kingdom
AIDS Brazil, India, Poland
Aeromonas and marine Vibrio China
Angiostrongyliasis Worldwide
Anthrax Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia
Ascariasis Cuba
Bacillus cereus food poisoning Worldwide
Brazilian purpuric fever Brazil, Worldwide
California encephalitis group United States
Campylobacteriosis Japan
Chikungunya India, Indonesia
Chlamydia trachomatis Norway, United States
Cholera Guinea Bissau, Myanmar, Thailand
Clostridium difficile Canada
Conjunctivitis - viral Dominican Republic
Cryptococcosis Canada
Cryptosporidiosis Argentina, India
Cytomegalovirus Netherlands, United States
Dengue Brazil, China, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Taiwan
Dipylidiasis Egypt
Echinococcosis - unilocular Egypt
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt. Italy
Enterovirus China
Escherichia coli diarrhea Canada, China, India, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral Croatia, India
Gonococcal infection United States
Hantavirus - Old world China
Hepatitis A Austria, Italy, Slovakia
Hepatitis B Brazil, India
Hepatitis C Brazil, India, Poland
Hepatitis E Uganda
Hookworm Cuba
Influenza Bangladesh, Germany, Hong Kong, Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis India
Lassa fever South Africa, Zambia, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Algeria
Listeriosis Denmark
Malaria Cuba, India, Nigeria
Measles Brazil, China, Portugal, Ramania, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Melioidosis Taiwan
Meningitis - bacterial Dominican Republic
Paragonimiasis Sri Lanka
Parvovirus B19 Brazil, Netherlands
Pharyngitis - bacterial Israel
Q-fever Turkey
Rabies Colombia
Respiratory syncytial virus United Kingdom
Rotavirus India, Italy, Panama, Venezuela
Rubella Brazil
Salmonellosis China, Israel, Japan, United States, Worldwide
Shigellosis China
Syphilis Brazil
Taeniasis Cuba, Mexico
Toxocariasis Egypt
Toxoplasmosis Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Worldwide
Trichomoniasis Libya
Trichuriasis Cuba
Trypanosomiasis - American Brazil
Tuberculosis Portugal, United States
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Japan
Yellow fever Guinea
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 October 23 to October 30, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
AIDS Hungary, Nrew Zealand, Poland, Porgutal, United Kingdom,
United States
Amebic colitis Australia, Brazil, Worldwide
Angiostrongyliasis Worldwide
Anthrax Laos, Slovenia, Turkey, United Kingdom
Ascariasis Brazil
Bacterial vaginosis Bangladesh
Campylobacteriosis Canada, Germany
Candidiasis Bangladesh
Capillariasis - extraintestinal Malaysia
Chikungunya India, Israel, Kenya, Maldives, Thailand, Worldwide
Chlamydia trachomatis Bangladesh, Japan, United States
Cholera Dem. Rep. Congo., Guniea-Bissau, Iraq, Niger, Nigeria,
Somalia, Zimbabwe
Crimean Congo hem. fever Pakistan, Worldwide
Cryptococcosis Worldwide
Cryptosporidiosis Brazil, United Kingdom, Worldwide
Dengue Brazil, Taiwan, Vietnam
Eastern equine encephalitis United States
Echinococcosis - multilocular Japan, Worldwide
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt. Chile, Cyprus, United States, Worldwide
Ehrlichiosis - hum. monocytic Mexico
Enterovirus Netherlands
Escherichia coli diarrhea Canada, France
Fascioliasis Turkey
Filariasis - bancroftian Worldwide
Fungal infection - invasive Worldwide
Gastroenteritis - viral Germany
Giardiasis Brazil, Guatemala
Gnathostomiasis Vietnam
Gonococcal infection Australia, Bangladesh
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Panama
Hepatitis A Argentina, Belarus, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Spain,
Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Hepatitis B Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Hepatitis C Italy, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom,
United States
Hepatitis E United Kingdom
Influenza Worldwide
Japanese encephalitis Australia
Lassa fever South Africa, Zambia, Worldwide
Leishmaniasis - visceral Brazil, Spain
Listeriosis France
Loiasis Worldwide
Lyme disease worldwide
Malaria French Guiana, Scotland, United Kingdom
Measles Australia, Japan, Thailand, Worldwide
Mediterranean spotted fever Algeria, Worldwide
Melioidosis Thailand
Mumps United States
Mycobacteriosis - M. ulcerans Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo, Worldwide
Mycoplasma - miscellaneous Bangladesh
Ornithosis France
Plague Madagascar
Pneumonia - bacterial French Guiana
Q-fever French Guiana, Israel, Netherlands
Rabies China, United Kingdom, United States
Respiratory viruses - misc. Romania, United States, Worldwide
Rhinoscleroma France
Rotavirus Germany
Salmonellosis Germany, United States
Sandfly fever France, Italy, Worldwide
Scabies France, Worldwide
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Romania
Syphilis Hungary
Toxocariasis Brazil
Toxoplasmosis Qatar
Trichomoniasis Bangladesh
Trichuriasis Brazil
Trypanosomiasis - African Australia, Malawi, Worldwide
Trypanosomiasis - American Venezuela
Tuberculosis Thailand, United States
Urinary tract infection French Guiana
West Nile fever Canada, United States
Yellow fever Argentina
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Efavirenz
Ketoconazole
Oseltamivir
Tetracycline
INTERACTIONS DATABASE Tamsulosin
SUSCEPTIBILITY DATABASE Ureaplasma parvum
MICROBIOLOGY
PHENOTYPE Mycobacterium wolinskyi
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 October 30 to November 6, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
AIDS Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Senegal,
South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom
Anthrax United Kingdom, Worldwide
Balantidiasis Worldwide
Blastocystis hominis Worldwide
Brazilian purpuric fever Worldwide
California encephalitis United States
Chlamydia trachomatis Israel
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever Worldwide
Cytomegalovirus Iran
Dengue Brazil
Dientamoeba fragilis United Kingdom
Eastern equine encephalitis Canada
Enterovirus United States
Gastroenteritis - viral France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Worldwide
Gonococcal infection United States
Hepatitis B Brazil, Senegal, Thailand
Hepatitis C Pakistan, Senegal, Thailand, United Kingdom
Hepatitis D Senegal
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Tunisia
Leishmaniasis - visceral Brazil, Tunisia, Worldwide
Leprosy Worldwide
Leptospirosis Worldwide
Listeriosis Chile, United States
Lyme disease China
Malaria India
Measles United Kingdom
Melioidosis Sri Lanka, Vienam
Meningitis - aseptic United States
Meningitis - bacterial Ireland
Microsporidiosis Turkey
Paragonimiasis China, Worldwide
Pertussis Denmark
Plague Uganda
Powassan United States
Respiratory syncytial virus Japan
Rubella Worldwide
Salmonellosis Denmark, France, Netherlands, Switzerland
Syphilis Denmark, Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom
Toxocariasis Iran
Trypanosomiasis - African Tanzania, United States, Worldwide
Tuberculosis Ireland, Myanmar, Scotland, Thailand, United Kingdom
Varicella Italy
Yellow fever Burkina Faso, Central African Republic
THERAPY
SUSCEPTIBILITY DATABASE Mycobacterium arosiense
PHARMACOLOGY Amikacin, Clarithromycin, Ethambutol, Linezolid,
Moxifloxacin, Rifampin, Rifabutin,
MICROBIOLOGY
NEW TAXA ADDED Kocuria rhizophila
Mycobacterium arosiense
Mycobacterium bolletii
NAME CHANGE Enterococcus sp CDC PNS-E1 to Enterococcus italicus
Enterococcus sp CDC PNS-E2 to Enterococcus sanguincola
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WHAT'S NEW ? Update 08.4 October 30 to November 8, 2008
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Ascariasis Tanzania
Bartonellosis - cat-borne United States
Blastomycosis Tunisia
Campylobacteriosis Taiwan
Capillariasis - intestinal Laos, Thailand, Worldwide
Cholera Bangladesh
Cowpox Brazil
Cryptococcosis Canada
Cryptosporidiosis Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom,
Worldwide
Dengue Paraguay
Dirofilariasis India, Kuwait
Echinococcosis - unilocular Worldwide
Ehrlichiosis - hum. granulocyt. Italy, Portugal, United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea Bangladesh
Gastroenteritis - viral Japan
Hntavirus - pulmonary syndrome Argentina
Hepatitis B Egypt
Hepatitis C Egypt
Hookworm Tanzania
Influenza Thailand
Leptospirosis Colombia, Spain
Lyme disease Denmark
Measles Gibraltar
Mediterranean spotted fever Algeria
Meningitis - bacterial Canada
Mycobacteriosis - ulcerans Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo
Myiasis French Guiana, India, Worldwide
Onchocerciasis Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Ornithosis Worldwide
Paragonimiasis Japan, Laos
Rabies Italy
Respiratory viruses - misc. Australia, Netherands, United States
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Colombia
Rotavirus Bangladesh, United States
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Romania, Worldwide
Strongyloidiasis Tanzania
Trichuriasis Tanzania
Trypanosomiasis - American Brazil
Tuberculosis Germany, Thailand, United States
West Nile fever Hungary, United States
THERAPY
PHARMACOLOGY Amprenavir, Delavirdine, Efavirenz, Fluconazole,
Fosamprenavir, Indiavir, Isoniazid, Nafcillin,
Nevirapine, Posaconazole, Rifabutin, Rifapentine,
Saquinavir, Tenofovir, oriconazole,
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