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Cuba reports rise in dengue, Serotypes 1,2 and 3 circulating

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Cuban Minister of Public Health, Dr. José Angel Portal Miranda, gave an update Thursday (computer translated) about the dengue fever situation on the island nation. Dr. Portal...

Cuba reports nearly 10K COVID-19 cases Friday, At the ‘limit’ of its health capabilities

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Cuba Ministry of Health reported 9,740 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 84 deaths, bringing the country’s totals since the beginning of the pandemic...

Cuba: Pitt researchers describe acute findings in Americans stationed at U.S. Embassy Havana

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Beginning in late 2016, U.S. diplomats and family members stationed in Havana, Cuba, reported a number of sudden-onset symptoms, including dizziness, ear pain and tinnitus. They noted a high frequency,...

Cuba: Giant African snails proliferating in the area of Miramar, Havana

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We first reported on giant African snails (Lissachatina fulica) in Cuba in 2014 in the Havana municipality of Arroyo Naranjo, which was unknown to the island before that. A more recent article published...

CDC issues travel notice for Cuba days after Zika case reported

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Just days after Cuba reported their first autochthonous Zika virus infection in a Havana woman, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice for travelers to the Caribbean island. Because...

Cuba: Local transmission of Zika reported in Havana

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A 21-year-old woman from Havana with no travel history outside Cuba is the first autochthonous, or locally transmitted Zika virus infection, according to a  La Nación report (computer translated). Local...

Cuba warns of giant African snails in Havana neighborhood and it’s parasitic risk

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The Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kouri (IPK) of Cuba warned of the presence in a Havana neighborhood of invasive and exotic species of mollusk known as the African giant snail, which is the main...