INTRODUCTION Women are being diagnosed with HIV infection in increasing numbers, and now account for 50% of cases worldwide. In Cuba, HIV is more frequent in men, but in recent years, a growing number of women have been diagnosed. OBJECTIVE Describe patterns of HIV among women in Havana, Cuba, 1986-2011. METHODS Descriptive study of women with HIV aged >14 years, residents of Havana, Cuba, ...

The abrupt breakup of the USSR and socialist bloc in the early 1990s dealt a devastating blow to the island's economy. Almost overnight, beneficial aid and trade provided by the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ground to a halt, including 80% of foreign trade previously conducted as barter and sales of 13 million tons of oil per year at preferential prices. When the Cuban economy bottomed...

OBJECTIVE To understand the possible effect that length of time has on disease severity with sequential dengue infections. METHODS Death and hospitalization rates for dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) per 10,000 secondary dengue-2 infections were compared in the same age group for two dengue-2 (DEN-2) epidemics in Cuba. The first DEN-2 epidemic affected all of Cuba in 1...

The incidents of sonic attacks on diplomatic personnel in Havana, Cuba, will likely remain a mystery until culprit is found the act. one-time affair, Havana Syndrome, has apparently morphed into weapons research program United States [1] . Indeed, it appears that hig...