Exploring GIDEON: Your Go-To Resource for Infectious Disease Research

GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network) is a database that provides comprehensive, real-time data on infectious diseases, epidemiology research, and global outbreaks. Whether you are a clinician, medical researcher, epidemiologist, or student, GIDEON offers an unparalleled collection of information for studying infectious diseases worldwide.

When to Use GIDEON

• Public health research: Investigate regional or global disease trends and monitor emerging outbreaks.
• Travel medicine: Identify risks and vaccination recommendations for specific destinations.
• Epidemiological studies: Compare historical and current disease data for research and analysis.
• Medical education: Enhance learning with interactive data visualizations and case studies.
• Clinical decision support: Assist in diagnosing infectious diseases based on symptomology and lab data.

Key Features of GIDEON

• Global infectious disease data: Access detailed records of over 360 infectious diseases across 230 countries and territories.
• Pathogen identification tools: Utilize interactive tools to identify bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites based on clinical symptoms and lab results.
• Epidemiological trends: Analyze historical and real-time data on disease outbreaks, prevalence, and transmission patterns.
• Drug and vaccine information: Stay updated with treatment guidelines, antimicrobial resistance data, and vaccine recommendations.
• Interactive maps and graphs: Visualize outbreaks, trends, and disease prevalence through dynamic maps and charts.
• Comparative disease analysis: Compare multiple diseases or pathogens side-by-side to detect patterns and relationships.
• Country-specific insights: Explore disease outbreaks and trends by country, making it a valuable tool for public health planning and travel medicine.

What’s Unique about GIDEON?

While many medical databases provide disease-related literature and clinical studies, GIDEON is unique in its ability to aggregate, analyze, and visualize epidemiological data in an accessible format. Unlike PubMed or UpToDate, which focus heavily on journal articles and clinical guidelines, GIDEON serves as a disease outbreak tracker and diagnostic support system, making it an invaluable tool for real-time decision-making. Additionally, its pathogen identification feature differentiates it from other resources, allowing users to input clinical data and receive a ranked list of likely pathogens. This can be particularly useful for clinicians diagnosing unusual infections or researchers exploring new or emerging diseases.

Whether you’re researching a global pandemic, tracking antibiotic resistance, or identifying an unknown pathogen, GIDEON is a must-have tool for medical and public health professionals.

Access GIDEON through Lane Search and reach out to your liaison librarian for help using the database.