Tag Archive for: Zika

Cuba breeds guppies as way of controlling dengue transmitting mosquito

HAVANA, Oct. (EFE) 3th An experiment was put into practice in the central province of Cienfuegos, where there are seven banks of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) distributed throughout the territory,

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Cuba keeps Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya under control

Cuba, diseases,dengue,zika,chikungunyaHAVANA, Jun 23th (PL) Cuba keeps diseases as dengue, zika and chikungunya under control, despite the existence of their transmitting agent: the mosquito Aedes Aegypti, said today the director for Vigilance and Anti-Vectorial Read more

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Cuba fights rising Dengue and Zika infestations

HAVANA, June 4th In Holguin an epidemic of dengue and zika viruses are on the rise, with the highest infestation rate by Aedes mosquitoes the country has witnessed in years.

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Cuba reports remarkable success in containing Zika virus

havana-live-header-zikaHAVANA,Sept. 2th  (AP) By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Six months after President Raul Castro declared war on the Zika virus in Cuba, a militarized nationwide campaign of intensive mosquito spraying, monitoring and quarantine appears to be working.

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2 cases of Zika contracted in Cuba

havana-live-zikaHAVANA,August 5th (Reuters)  Cuba reported on Wednesday two new cases of residents contracting the mosquito-borne Zika virus locally, in a setback for the Caribbean country that has taken a series of measures in an attempt to stave off the epidemic.

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