Mirroring the Zika epidemics in Cuba: The view from a European imported diseases clinic

Cumulative cases extracted from reports of PAHO/WHO with data of 4 January 2018 show that Cuba had 187 confirmed cases being 58 imported cases with an incidence rate of 1.64 ((autochthonous suspected + autochthonous confirmed)/100,000 population). According to the first declared case in the island,...

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Published in:Travel medicine and infectious disease 2019-07, Vol.30, p.125-127
Main Authors: Almuedo-Riera, A., Rodriguez-Valero, N., Camprubí, D., Losada Galván, I., Zamora-Martinez, C., Pousibet-Puerto, J., Subirà, C., Martinez, M.J., Pinazo, M.J., Muñoz, J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Arboviruses
Communicable Diseases, Imported - diagnosis
Communicable Diseases, Imported - virology
Cuba
Cuba - epidemiology
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Europe
Geografia mèdica
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Malalties víriques
Medical geography
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Prospective Studies
Spain
Travel
Travel medicine
Urine
Vector-borne diseases
Virus diseases
Zika virus
Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology
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Summary:Cumulative cases extracted from reports of PAHO/WHO with data of 4 January 2018 show that Cuba had 187 confirmed cases being 58 imported cases with an incidence rate of 1.64 ((autochthonous suspected + autochthonous confirmed)/100,000 population). According to the first declared case in the island, Cuba was one of the last Zika free countries in the region during the spread of the epidemic. According to National Statistical and Information Office of Cuba (ONEI), a total of 1383939 European travellers visited Cuba in 2016, with an increasing trend over the last years.
ISSN:1477-8939
1873-0442
DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.06.001