US EditionCuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages
- Cuba reported 33 deaths from mosquito-borne illnesses on Monday as an epidemic hit at least one-third of the population.
- Shortages of funds and fuel have reduced fumigation, trash removal and pipe repairs, hampering Cuba's mosquito-control operations and allowing chikungunya to spread quickly in recent months.
- Deputy Minister of Health Carilda Peña said 12 people died of dengue and 21 of chikungunya, reporting 5,717 new chikungunya cases last week.
- At least 21 of the dead were under 18, according to Peña, and there is no specific treatment for chikungunya, which can cause severe symptoms and long-term disability.
- The minister did not specify a date range for the deaths, leaving timing unclear, and the World Health Organization in July issued an urgent call to prevent a repeat chikungunya epidemic.
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Some 30 people, including 21 children and adolescents, died as a result of the dengue virus and a chikungunya epidemic in Cuba.
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Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday 33 deaths in the last five months due to dengue and chikungunya virus infections, both transmitted by mosquitoes, amid what it acknowledged as a "complex epidemiological situation." Deputy Minister of Health Carilda Peña García indicated in a presentation on state television that there were 12 deaths from dengue—including seven minors—and 21 from chikungunya, 14 of whom…
Some 30 people, including 21 children and adolescents, died as a result of the dengue virus and a chikungunya epidemic in Cuba.
The Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported Monday the confirmation of deaths due to arbovirosis in the country, amid a complex epidemiological situation, where dengue and chikungunya maintain a wide circulation
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