HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 25 (ACN) Francisco Durán, national director of Hygiene and Epidemiology, informed in a press conference that there is still a spate of viral infections in the country caused mainly by dengue fever, with increased incidence in the western and central provinces.
He also referred to the presence in 15 provinces of suspected cases of Oropouche fever—a viral infection transmitted by biting midges and mosquitoes—and urged people to step up hygiene and environmental sanitation measures.
Likewise, Dr. Durán stressed the need to see a doctor at once if symptoms occur, including fever, headache, joint pains, vomiting and diarrh