One more feature enabled by the microbiology module makeover is support for text search. Search results for organisms will show up in regular text search. Now you can search for all GIDEON main keywords from the text search box, unifying all the information.
We have some more work: index all the text and images and maximize the value of search in GIDEON.

Ever since we launched the web version of GIDEON, our CD customers have requested that in Diagnosis and Microbiology Identify, marking symptoms and tests should enable the right click to select “no”.
Well finally this now works. Left click will rotate from Yes to No to blank. Right click will rotate in reverse from No to Yes to blank.

Based on feedback from users, we’ve updated the Microbiology interface to provide a consistent look and feel like the Epidemiology module. Instead of the “Characterize” button that displayed the popup list of pathogens, the list can be accessed as a tab, as displayed in the following image:
This change enhances usability, as it reduces the number of pop ups and clicks required to find the information. Additionally, it enables deep linking to the Microbiology content from search results.

We just launched a great new feature, Diagnosis search. This provides for an alternate method for entering signs, symptoms and country of acquisition. You can just type them, or their synonyms. See the Getting an Itch on Bali case of the month, or watch the video.

Thanks to the Opera Mini browser, GIDEON is available via the web on many phones. See instructions on how to set up your mobile phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)

You can search for keywords in GIDEON using the text search feature. Searches case of the month provides some examples, available as a video as well.

A new feature has been added to diagnosis result to help diagnose “first cases” of a disease which has never before appeared in a given country. See “The First Case” Scenario case of the month, or watch the video.

Maps in the Epidemiology module have been improved once again. For some diseases, reporting data are sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to allow for a more detailed map based on relative disease incidence from country to country. This provides for a great snapshot of the global status of theses diseases. See the Case of the Month: Getting the most out of maps.

GIDEON has always emphasized ease of use by allowing complete usage without any need for a keyboard by only using a mouse. Today we broke our rule to enable text search through GIDEON. As search has become more popular, it has become the user experience many people feel comfortable with when using the web.
Search will initially display results from our Epidemiology and Therapy modules and will extend to all content in GIDEON, including Diagnosis. See how easy it is to search with GIDEON.

In recent months, we have collated all survey data for every individual disease country note into a standardized modular format. A unique listing will present all published surveys of disease prevalence, seropositivity data, parasite infestation rates, etc for … AIDS, Ascariasis … Hepatitis A, Hookworm … Lyme disease …. Q-fever … Syphilis … and all other diseases in GIDEON.
See some examples of the Surveys feature.