The Deputy Minister of Health pointed out that, for the first time, the simultaneous circulation of two arboviruses has been detected in the country during the summer season.
EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 1 August 2024 — The cases of the Oropouche virus, which is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito, have spread to the 15 provinces of Cuba, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday on state television. The Deputy Minister of Public Health, Carilda Peña, pointed out that, for the first time, the circulation of two arboviruses (transmitted by mosquitoes) has been detected in the country during the summer season: dengue and Oropouche.
She also indicated that both have a very similar evolution in patients who go to health services and, in the case of Oropouche, she pointed out that very little is known about the aftereffects.
The first cases of the Oropouche virus were confirmed at the end of last May in two municipalities of Santiago de Cuba, and at that time more than 35,000 infections had been recognized.
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