GIDEON update 1999.1
March 1, 1999
Diagnosis
New diseases added: Pityriasis rosea, Tropical sprue
Name changed: Echinococcus vogeli to Echinococcosis - American polycystic
Norwalk agent, etc to Gastroenteritis - viral
Clinical database updated Paragonimiasis
Epidemiology
Notes designated<Worldwide> for a wide range of diseases have been
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Disease distribution African tick-bite fever,
Echinococcosis - American polycystic, Leishmaniasis - visceral
Epidemiological parameters: Dengue
Notes expanded or updated:
All reportable diseases Latin America and the Caribbean (all countries),
Canada, Finland, Guam, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan,
Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom, United
States
Adenovirus infection Japan
African tick-bite fever Guadeloupe, <Worldwide>
Ameba - free living <Worldwide>
Angiostrongyliasis United States
Anthrax All European countries, Angola, Burkina Faso,
Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Argentine hemorrhagic fever Argentina
Aseptic meningitis Canada
Astrakhan fever Russia, <Worldwide>
Blastomycosis United States
Botulism Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iran,
Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Brucellosis Argentina, Israel, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Russia,
Yugoslavia
Campylobacter infection Denmark, Israel
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection <Worldwide>
Clonorchiasis China, Taiwan
Conjunctivitis - viral Virgin Islands, <Worldwide>
Crimea Congo hemor. fever Pakistan
Cryptosporidiosis Indonesia, United Kingdom, United States
Cysticercosis Benin, South Africa
Dengue Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, New Caledonia,
Singapore, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna,
<Worldwide>
Diphtheria Denmark, Russia
Dirofilariasis Australia, France
Echinococcosis United Kingdom, Uruguay
Echino. - Americ. polycystic Colombia, <Worldwide>
Echinococcosis - multilo. Japan
Ehrlichiosis - granulocytic United Kingdom
Enterovirus infections Hong Kong
Ehrlichiosis - chaffeensis United States
Escherichia coli diarrhea Denmark, Finland, United States
Gastroenteritis - viral Australia, Chile, United Kingdom, United States
Giardiasis United States
Gnathostomiasis Thailand
Gonorrhea Australia, Cambodia, Denmark, Philippines,
Singapore, United Kingdom, Viet Nam
Hantavirus - old world Belgium, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Yugoslavia
Hantavirus resp. synd. Argentina, Brazil
Hepatitis A Denmark, United Kingdom
Hepatitis B Bangladesh, Denmark, Fiji, France, India,
Laos, Norway, Pakistan, United Kingdom,
<Worldwide>
Hepatitis C France, Switzerland, United States
Hepatitis E India, United Kingdom, <Worldwide>
Hepatitis G Viet Nam
Ilheus <Worldwide>
Japanese encephalitis Malaysia
Legionellosis Australia, Denmark, United Kingdom
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Cameroon
Leishmaniasis - visceral Nepal, Panama, Turkey
Leptospirosis Barbados, Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam,
<Worldwide>
Listeriosis Brazil, Denmark, Israel, United States
Lyme disease Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom
Lymphogranuloma venereum Togo
Measles Cuba, Denmark, <Worldwide>
Mediterranean spotted fever Spain
Meningitis Brazil, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Greece,
South Africa, Sudan, United States, Uruguay
Mumps Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Sweden, Yugoslavia,
<Worldwide>
Mycobacterium ulcerans infx. Australia
Mycoplasma infection Denmark
Neutopenic typhlitis <Worldwide>
Omsk hemorrhagic fever Russia
Onchocerciasis Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria, United States,
<Worldwide>
Opisthorchiasis Thailand
Oropouche <Worldwide>
Pasteurella infection United Kingdom
Pertussis Denmark, France, Norway, Switzerland
Plague All reporting countries, <Worldwide>
Poliomyelitis All countries, <Worldwide>
Rabies Denmark, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, <Worldwide>
Relapsing fever Canada
Rheumatic fever Australia
Rotavirus infection South Africa
Salmonellosis Denmark, Israel, United Kingdom
Septicemia - bacterial United Kingdom
Shigellosis Netherlands
Rabies Australia, United States
Rift Valley fever Kenya, Mauritania
Rubella Denmark, <Worldwide>
Salmonellosis Germany, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United
States
Septicemia - fungal Norway
Shigellosis Germany, Taiwan, United States
Syphilis Cambodia, Denmark, United Kingdom, United
States, Viet Nam
Tetanus Bangladesh, <Worldwide>
Tick-borne encephalitis Russia
Toxocariasis United Kingdom
Trichinosis Canada, Denmark, France
Trichomoniasis United Kingdom
Trypanosomiasis - American Brazil, Chile
Tularemia Japan
Typhoid Germany, Papua New Guinea
Typhus - scrub Australia
Varicella Canada
West Nile fever Italy
Yersiniosis Belgium, Denmark
High-impact global diseases:
AIDS All countries, <Worldwide>
Cholera Austria, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros,
Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, El Salvador, Ghana,
Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong,
India, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Liberia,
Mozambique, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom,
Zambia
Malaria Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany,
Israel, Kenya, Russia, Thailand, United States
Tuberculosis Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Hungary,
Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom,
United States
Yellow fever All reporting countries, <Worldwide>
Therapy
Drugs added Abacavir, Adefovir, Efavirenz
Vaccines added Lyme disease vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine
Pharmacological profile Cefamandole, Cefepime, Cephalothin,
Clarithromycin, Erythromycin, Indinavir,
Meropenem, Penicillin G, Ritonavir,
Primaquine, Pyrimethamine, Rifampin,
Spiramycin, Ticarcillin, Triclabendazole
Susceptibility database Prevotella nigrescens
Susceptibility criteria Erythromycin, Quinupristin-Dalfopristin
Viral contraindications Allergy (sensitivity) to monosodium glutamate
Toxicity database Meningitis - aseptic
Interactions database Artemisinin, Efavirenz
Microbiology
New taxa added Corynebacterium confusum, Corynebacterium
kroppenstedtii, Methylobacterium zatmanii,
Micrococcus roseus, Micrococcus varians,
Mycobacterium bohemicum, Staphylococcus lentus,
Staphylococcus sciuri, Streptococcus
gallolyticus
Name changed Methylobacterium spp. to Methylobacterium
mesophilica and Methylobacterium zatmanii.
Phenotypic database Candida glabrata, Corynebacterium (all
species), Serpulina pilosicoli, Staphylococcus
kristinae, Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus
dysgalactiae
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