At a press conference in Havana, Deputy Minister of Public Health (MINSAP) Carilda Pena also noted that there has been a significant decrease in the occurrence of severe and critical cases nationwide.

Over the last seven to ten weeks, Pena added, the Caribbean country has experienced a decrease in cases of nonspecific febrile syndrome, a characteristic symptom of arboviruses, or viruses transmitted by arthropods.

Cuba, she added, is experiencing an interesting epidemiological situation, as dengue fever circulates endemically.

During certain periods of the year, factors such as temperature, humidity, and the country’s geographical location, which characterize the climate, create favorable conditions for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main vector of the disease, to increase, consequently leading to a rise in cases.

In this regard, the doctor highlighted the decrease in mosquito infestation rates nationwide, below 50 percent, following a series of vector control actions carried out nationally with the participation of the population and other social actors to control the transmitting mosquito and thus reduce the number of cases.

According to Pena, the island nation saw a 12.3 percent decrease in diagnosed cases of chikungunya in the past week, while dengue cases fluctuated between 14 and 15 percent.

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