When the humanitarian disaster in Haiti began to unfold, we accelerated development of a comprehensive book on the diseases of that country. This will be one in a series of E-books which present the status of all infectious diseases .. in all individual countries. This Ebook, Infectious Diseases of Haiti, will be offered free of charge to all Health Professionals concerned with the current disaster.

There are 347 forms of human infectious disease in the world today – and 198 of these (more than half) are known to occur in Haiti. Sadly, one of the “side effects” of living in a poor and disaster-ridden economy is a lack of useful facts regarding the local status of individual diseases. GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network) is a Web-based application which follows diseases – both on a global level and within each country. Data are updated daily and are derived from all relevant journals, websites, Health Ministry reports and publications of the World Health Organization. The electronic book (E-book) is generated from information in the GIDEON database, and will serve as the first comprehensive review of Infectious Diseases in Haiti. Similar E-books for any other country – or disease – will be available from GIDEON in the near future.

To download for free, click on the following link:
Infectious Diseases of Haiti by GIDEON (313 pages, 3.3MB, updated Mar 6, 2010)

Also available on Amazon Kindle for $1: Kindle version

GIDEON what’s new summary: March 10 to March 11, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (2 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (161 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Drugs (1 updates)

GIDEON what’s new summary: March 8 to March 10, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (3 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (305 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Drugs (10 updates)

GIDEON what’s new summary: March 5 to March 8, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (521 updates)

Although vaccination coverage for major infectious diseases in Haiti was below that of other countries in the region, recent WHO estimates had shown some improvement in recent years. Most recent data are summarized in the following chart:

Also check out GIDEON’s free ebook: Infectious Diseases of Haiti

GIDEON what’s new summary: March 3 to March 5, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (5 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (634 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Drugs (1 updates)

GIDEON what’s new summary: March 1 to March 3, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (5 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (438 updates)

Microbiology – Bacteria (3 updates)

Microbiology – Mycobacteria (1 updates)

GIDEON what’s new summary: February 24 to March 1, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (3 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (645 updates)

GIDEON what’s new summary: February 22 to February 24, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (6 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (613 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Drugs (1 updates)

GIDEON what’s new summary: February 19 to February 22, 2010

Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (3 updates)

Infectious Diseases – Diseases (455 updates)

A recent ProMED warning to backpackers is well taken – leptospirosis is a common disease in the Pacific region. In the following graphs I’ve compared disease rates for Australia and New Zealand with those of the United States.

Leptospirosis rates in nearby New Caledonia are even more striking, and exceed those of salmonellosis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, and tuberculosis.