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Dengue and Chikungunya: Why is Cuba Facing a Mosquito Virus Crisis?

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

https://peertube.wtf/w/9rSNVXkuU1oPxQJs8CXhmC

One-third of Cubans have contracted #mosquito-borne diseases this year, according to the Cuban Ministry of #PublicHealth: #dengue, #oropouche and #chikungunya. With over 42,000 cases reported across the country since July 2025, chikungunya was declared an epidemic in early November. 44 deaths from dengue and chikungunya have been reported, 29 of them children. The #health system is struggling against an outbreak that has spread due to a lack of resources.

“This arbovirus wave is not happening in a vacuum. It arrives at a moment of severe economic strangulation," says Dr. Samira Addrey... #US sanctions cause billions of dollars in losses annually, depriving the health sector of fuel for ambulances and fumigation, reagents for diagnostics, and raw materials for #medicine.

#politics

#France, Recrudescence de cas de #chikungunya et d'autres #maladies transmises par les #moustiques : restons vigilants, la saison n'est pas terminée ! https://sante.gouv.fr/actualites/presse/communiques-de-presse/article/recrudescence-de-cas-de-chikungunya-et-d-autres-maladies-transmises-par-les

2888 nouveaux cas signalés pour la période 3 au 9 mars 2025. Niveau 4 du plan ORSEC déclenché. #reunion #orsec #chikungunya #medical #santé [ https://imazpress.com/actus-reunion/chikungunya-2-888-nouveaux-cas-enregistres-en-une-semaine ]

Initial findings from a large clinical trial testing a vaccine against the chikungunya virus show the vaccine generates protective antibodies in the vast majority of recipients.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45079

#News #Press #Science #Business #Biotechnology #Chikungunya #Virus #Mosquitoes #Fever #ClinicalTrial #Antibodies #Placebo #AdverseEffects #Efficacy #Denmark