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Infectious Diseases of Armenia is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Armenia 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Armenia follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 209 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Armenia. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Armenia and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Armenia are included.

Infectious Diseases of Poland is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Poland 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Poland follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 205 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Poland. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Poland and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Poland are included.

Infectious Diseases of the Philippines is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the Philippines 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of the Philippines follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 229 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the Philippines. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the Philippines and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the Philippines are included.

Infectious Diseases of the United Arab Emirates is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the United Arab Emirates 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of the United Arab Emirates follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 198 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the United Arab Emirates. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the United Arab Emirates and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the United Arab Emirates are included.

Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each section is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Bioterrorism status of the disease 4. References There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 44 of these are considered potential agents of Bioterrorism.

Infectious Diseases of Cyprus is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Cyprus 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Cyprus follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 194 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Cyprus. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Cyprus and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Cyprus are included.

Infectious Diseases of Moldova is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Moldova 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Moldova follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 207 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Moldova. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Moldova and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Moldova are included.

Infectious Diseases of Romania is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Romania 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Romania follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 210 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Romania. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Romania and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Romania are included.

Infectious Diseases of Ukraine is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Ukraine 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Ukraine follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 212 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Ukraine. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Ukraine and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Ukraine are included.

GIDEON Guide to Medically Important Bacteria summarizes the status of 1,678 bacterial taxa identified in clinical material. It is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which explore all individual infectious diseases, drugs, vaccines and pathogens in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard textbooks and peer-review journals, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. All known species of bacteria and mycobacteria are included in the book. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by taxon (organism name), and include the following sections: Distinguishing phenotypic characteristics Ecology and relevance to human disease Drug susceptibility where relevant Synonyms and prior taxonomic designations Phenotype

Infectious Diseases of Canada is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Canada 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Canada follows the diseases chapters. There are 354 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 221 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Canada. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Canada and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Canada are included.

Infectious Diseases of Guyana is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections:1. Descriptive epidemiology2. Summary of clinical features3. Status of the disease in Guyana4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Guyana follows the diseases chapters. There are 353 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 219 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Guyana. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Guyana and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Guyana are included.

Infectious Diseases of the World is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each section is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the World 4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of schedules of each individual country follows the diseases chapters. There are 353 generic infectious diseases in the world today. In addition to diseases which may be endemic to specific countries, all published data regarding cross-border and multinational incidents have been included.

GIDEON Guide to Medically Important Bacteria summarizes the status of 1,617 bacterial taxa identified in clinical material. It is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which explore all individual infectious diseases, drugs, vaccines and pathogens in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard textbooks and peer-review journals, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. All known species of bacteria and mycobacteria are included in the book. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by taxon (organism name), and include the following sections: Distinguishing phenotypic characteristics Ecology and relevance to human disease Drug susceptibility where relevant Synonyms and prior taxonomic designations Phenotype

Infectious Diseases of the United States is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections:1. Descriptive epidemiology2. Summary of clinical features3. Status of the disease in the United States4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of the United States follows the diseases chapters. There are 353 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 246 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the United States. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the United States and have not been included in this book. The United States disease notes include separate sections on American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the United States are included.

Infectious Diseases of Canada is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections:1. Descriptive epidemiology2. Summary of clinical features3. Status of the disease in Canada4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Canada follows the diseases chapters. There are 353 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 220 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Canada. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Canada and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Canada are included.

Infectious Diseases of Slovakia is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections:1. Descriptive epidemiology2. Summary of clinical features3. Status of the disease in Slovakia4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Slovakia follows the diseases chapters. There are 353 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 206 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Slovakia. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Slovakia and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Slovakia are included.

Infectious Diseases of Singapore is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections:1. Descriptive epidemiology2. Summary of clinical features3. Status of the disease in Singapore4. References A chapter outlining the routine vaccination schedule of Singapore follows the diseases chapters. There are 353 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 204 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Singapore. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Singapore and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Singapore are included.

Infectious Diseases of Ukraine is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Ukraine 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 209 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Ukraine. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Ukraine and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Ukraine are included.

Infectious Diseases of the Marshall Islands is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the Marshall Islands 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 188 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the Marshall Islands. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the Marshall Islands and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the Marshall Islands are included.

Infectious Diseases of Togo is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Togo 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 215 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Togo. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Togo and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Togo are included.

Infectious Diseases of the British Virgin Islands is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the British Virgin Islands 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 186 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the British Virgin Islands. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the British Virgin Islands and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the British Virgin Islands are included.

Infectious Diseases of Wallis and Futuna Islands is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Wallis and Futuna Islands 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 186 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Wallis and Futuna Islands. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Wallis and Futuna Islands and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Wallis and Futuna Islands are included.

Infectious Diseases of Vanuatu is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Vanuatu 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 189 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Vanuatu. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Vanuatu and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Vanuatu are included.

Infectious Diseases of Zambia is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Zambia 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 214 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Zambia. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Zambia and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Zambia are included.

Infectious Diseases of Zimbabwe is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Zimbabwe 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 219 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Zimbabwe. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Zimbabwe and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Zimbabwe are included.

Q-fever: Global Status is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON database (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing exhaustive search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by country name. Each section is divided into six subsections. 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Global status including distribution map 4. Potential use in Bioterrorism 5. Status of the disease in a specific country 6. References

Infectious Diseases of the Netherlands is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the Netherlands 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 201 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the Netherlands. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the Netherlands and have not been included in this book. The Netherlands disease notes include separate sections on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the Netherlands are included.

Infectious Diseases of Uruguay is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Uruguay 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 206 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Uruguay. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Uruguay and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Uruguay are included.

Infectious Diseases of Western Sahara is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Western Sahara 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 186 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Western Sahara. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Western Sahara and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Western Sahara are included.

Infectious Diseases of Venezuela is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Venezuela 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 231 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Venezuela. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Venezuela and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Venezuela are included.

Infectious Diseases of Turkmenistan is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Turkmenistan 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 204 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Turkmenistan. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Turkmenistan and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Turkmenistan are included.

Infectious Diseases of Vietnam is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Vietnam 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 225 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Vietnam. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Vietnam and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Vietnam are included.

Infectious Diseases of Yemen is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Yemen 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 204 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Yemen. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Yemen and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Yemen are included.

Infectious Diseases of Uzbekistan is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Uzbekistan 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 204 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Uzbekistan. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Uzbekistan and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Uzbekistan are included.

Infectious Diseases of Sri Lanka is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Sri Lanka 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 214 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Sri Lanka. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Sri Lanka and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Sri Lanka are included.

Infectious Diseases of Tonga is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Tonga 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 189 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Tonga. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Tonga and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Tonga are included.

Infectious Diseases of Taiwan is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Taiwan 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 217 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Taiwan. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Taiwan and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Taiwan are included.

Infectious Diseases of Wake Island is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Wake Island 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 181 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Wake Island. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Wake Island and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Wake Island are included.

Infectious Diseases of the Turks and Caicos Islands is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the Turks and Caicos Islands 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 184 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the Turks and Caicos Islands. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the Turks and Caicos Islands and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the Turks and Caicos Islands are included.

Infectious Diseases of Tuvalu is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Tuvalu 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 186 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Tuvalu. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Tuvalu and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Tuvalu are included.

Infectious Diseases of Trinidad and Tobago is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Trinidad and Tobago 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 205 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Trinidad and Tobago. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Trinidad and Tobago and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Trinidad and Tobago are included.

Infectious Diseases of the United Kingdom is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the United Kingdom 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 204 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the United Kingdom. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the United Kingdom and have not been included in this book. The United Kingdom disease notes include separate sections on Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Ireland and Northern Ireland, Scotland, Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Island, Saint Helena, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the United Kingdom are included.

Infectious Diseases of the Cook Islands is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the Cook Islands 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 187 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the Cook Islands. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the Cook Islands and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the Cook Islands are included.

Infectious Diseases of the Bahamas is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the Bahamas 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 186 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the Bahamas. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the Bahamas and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the Bahamas are included.

Infectious Diseases of the Netherlands Antilles is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in the Netherlands Antilles 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 187 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to the Netherlands Antilles. A number of other diseases are not relevant to the Netherlands Antilles and have not been included in this book. The Netherlands Antilles disease notes include separate sections on Aruba. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from the Netherlands Antilles are included.

Infectious Diseases of Myanmar is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Myanmar 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 219 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Myanmar. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Myanmar and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Myanmar are included.

Infectious Diseases of Costa Rica is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Costa Rica 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 217 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Costa Rica. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Costa Rica and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Costa Rica are included.

Infectious Diseases of Cuba is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Cuba 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 201 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Cuba. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Cuba and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Cuba are included.

Infectious Diseases of Croatia is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each chapter is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Croatia 4. References There are 351 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 208 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Croatia. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Croatia and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Croatia are included.