Archive for 2009

Update: December 9, 2009

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

GIDEON what's new: December 7 to December 9, 2009
Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks
Dengue Taiwan
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Brazil
Leishmaniasis - mucocutaneous Brazil
Rotavirus infection Germany
Salmonellosis United States
Varicella Italy
Infectious Diseases - Diseases
Adenovirus infection United States, Venezuela
Aeromonas & marine Vibrio infx. India, United States
Anaplasmosis China
Anthrax Namibia, United Kingdom
Bartonellosis - other systemic < Worldwide >, France, United States
Botulism China, United States
Campylobacteriosis Canada, Norway
Chandipura and Vesicular stomatitis viruses United States
Chikungunya < Worldwide >
Chlamydia infections, misc. < Worldwide >, Switzerland
Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection < Worldwide >, India
Cholera India, Malaysia
Conjunctivitis - viral Ghana, Singapore, United States
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Mauritania

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Update: December 7, 2009

Monday, December 7th, 2009

GIDEON what's new: December 5 to December 7, 2009
Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks
Anthrax Philippines
Fungal infection - invasive Turkey
Gastroenteritis - viral United States
Hepatitis A Tajikistan
Orbital and eye infections Turkey
Q-fever Netherlands
Infectious Diseases - Diseases
Adenovirus infection Italy, United States
Anthrax Philippines
Aspergillosis United Kingdom, United States
Babesiosis Russian Federation, United States
Bacterial vaginosis China
Blastomycosis < Worldwide >
Botulism Canada
Brazilian purpuric fever < Worldwide >, Brazil
Brucellosis Canada, Italy
Bunyaviridae infections - misc. United States
Campylobacteriosis Clinical Notes
Capillariasis - intestinal < Worldwide >
Cercarial dermatitis Czech Republic, Germany
Chancroid < Worldwide >, Canada

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Hepatitis A in Tajikistan

Monday, December 7th, 2009

An impending outbreak in Khujand belies the fact that reported rates of Hepatitis A in Tajikistan and neighboring countries have actually decreased in recent years. See graph Hepatitis-Tajikistan

Update: December 5, 2009

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

GIDEON what's new: December 2 to December 5, 2009
Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks
Candidiasis Mexico
Influenza Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mexico, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates
Salmonellosis United Kingdom
Infectious Diseases - Diseases
Ascariasis Clinical Notes
Balantidiasis Madagascar
Candidiasis Mexico
Chikungunya Singapore, Sri Lanka
Conjunctivitis - viral Taiwan
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Democratic Rep. of Congo
Cysticercosis < Worldwide >, Mali
Cytomegalovirus infection Italy
Dirofilariasis Italy
Enterovirus infection China, Taiwan
Gonococcal infection Spain
HIV infection - initial illness Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Hantavirus infection - Old World Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hepatitis B < Worldwide >, Burkina Faso
Hepatitis C Japan
Hepatitis E < Worldwide >, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Chad, Chile, China, Costa Rica, East Timor, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Netherlands, Swaziland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
Herpes simplex infection Italy

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Update: December 2, 2009

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

GIDEON what's new: December 1 to December 2, 2009
Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks
Dengue Malaysia, Nicaragua, United States
Yellow fever Central African Republic
Infectious Diseases - Diseases
AIDS Ireland
Adenovirus infection Brazil, Republic of Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Aeromonas & marine Vibrio infx. < Worldwide >
Anthrax <Bioterrorism simulator >, Canada, Russian Federation, United States
Ascariasis Clinical Notes
Bacillus cereus food poisoning < Worldwide >, United States
Botulism < Worldwide >, Canada, United States
Brucellosis Clinical Notes
Campylobacteriosis United States
Chlamydia infections, misc. Gabon
Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection Finland
Cholera Bangladesh, Mali, Serbia and Montenegro
Clostridial food poisoning United States
Clostridium difficile colitis United States
Conjunctivitis - viral Brazil, Japan, United Kingdom
Cryptosporidiosis < Worldwide >
Dengue Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Thailand, United States, Vietnam
Dermatophytosis Canada

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Update: December 1, 2009

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

GIDEON what’s new summary: November 28 to December 1, 2009

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (606 updates)

  • 108 Diseases
  • 498 Country notes
  • Map
  • Malaria in Georgia

    Saturday, November 28th, 2009

    Although autochthonous cases continue to be reported, malaria rates in Georgia and surrounding countries have decreased considerably since 1999. With the exception of Russia, all of the countries which border Georgia had reported higher rates in recent years.

    Malaria-Georgia

    Update: November 28, 2009

    Saturday, November 28th, 2009
    
    GIDEON what's new: November 27 to November 28, 2009
    
    Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks
    Escherichia coli diarrhea < Worldwide >, Spain, United Kingdom
    Gastroenteritis - viral Japan
    Infectious Diseases - Diseases
    AIDS Clinical Notes, United Kingdom
    Abscess - intraabdominal or pelvic < Worldwide >
    Adenovirus infection Clinical Notes, China, Israel
    Aeromonas & marine Vibrio infx. < Worldwide >
    African tick bite fever Clinical Notes
    Anthrax Clinical Notes
    California encephalitis group United States
    Chancroid United States
    Chikungunya Clinical Notes
    Chlamydia infections, misc. Clinical Notes, Thailand, United States
    Coccidioidomycosis United States
    Conjunctivitis - viral Pakistan
    Cryptosporidiosis Ireland
    Cysticercosis Clinical Notes, Burkina Faso
    Cytomegalovirus infection Clinical Notes
    Dirofilariasis < Worldwide >
    Enterovirus infection Germany, Japan, Pakistan, Switzerland
    Escherichia coli diarrhea < Worldwide >, China, India, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, Spain, United Kingdom

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    Update: November 27, 2009

    Friday, November 27th, 2009
    
    GIDEON what's new: November 24 to November 27, 2009
    
    Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks
    Cholera Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zimbabwe
    Gastroenteritis - viral New Zealand
    Measles Ireland
    Rabies Indonesia
    Rotavirus infection South Africa
    Infectious Diseases - Diseases
    AIDS < Worldwide >, Latvia, Portugal, Spain
    Adenovirus infection South Africa, Taiwan
    Anthrax Zimbabwe
    Babesiosis Netherlands
    Bacillus cereus food poisoning Malaysia, Turkey
    Botulism < Worldwide >, Canada, United States
    Brucellosis Yemen
    California encephalitis group United States
    Campylobacteriosis United States
    Cercarial dermatitis Japan
    Chancroid United States
    Chandipura and Vesicular stomatitis viruses United States
    Cholera Bangladesh, Kenya, Malaysia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zimbabwe
    Clostridial food poisoning Denmark
    Conjunctivitis - viral < Worldwide >, American Samoa, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Slovakia, Taiwan

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    Update: November 24, 2009

    Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
    
    GIDEON what's new: November 21 to November 24, 2009
    
    Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks
    Dengue Cape Verde, Senegal, Taiwan, Thailand
    Ebola < Worldwide >, Democratic Rep. of Congo
    Infectious Diseases - Diseases
    AIDS Brunei
    Adenovirus infection < Worldwide >, Israel, United States
    Amoebic abscess Pakistan, Turkey
    Angiostrongyliasis < Worldwide >
    Anthrax Canada, China, Mexico, Zimbabwe
    Ascariasis Nigeria
    Babesiosis United States
    Bacillus cereus food poisoning Singapore
    Baylisascariasis < Worldwide >
    Blastocystis hominis infection Turkey
    Botulism Puerto Rico, United States
    California encephalitis group United States
    Campylobacteriosis Clinical Notes, < Worldwide >, Denmark, United Kingdom, United States
    Cercarial dermatitis Japan
    Chancroid Brunei
    Chlamydia infections, misc. Brunei
    Cholera Bangladesh, Brunei, Congo, India, Italy, Nigeria, Poland, United States
    Clostridium difficile colitis United States

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