Maritza Pupo Antúnez *

Autora invitada por SIIC

En 2002, el Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba estableció un sistema nacional de vigilancia para detectar la actividad del virus del Nilo Occidental en el país. Se muestran los primeros hallazgos de laboratorio en la v

HALLAZGOS SEROLÓGICOS DEL VIRUS DEL NILO OCCIDENTAL EN CUBA

La actividad del virus del Nilo Occidental a partir de 1999 se ha extendido a través del continente desde EE.UU., Canadá y México. También en partes del Caribe, como Jamaica, Puerto Rico, islas Caimán y Trinidad, lo requiere de la instauración de sistemas de vigilancia epidemiológica en la región.

*Maritza Pupo Antúnez
describe para SIIC los aspectos relevantes de su trabajo
WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN HUMANS AND HORSES, CUBA
Institución principal de la investigación
*Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri, La Habana, Cuba
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