Preface It felt like the last chance. Fidel Castro, because of his illness, was no longer the official head of state and it seemed as though Cuba was ready for transition. Four years had passed since my last visit to Havana, and I expected some change. After a lot of unnecessary anxiety and two passes over my destination in the circuitous route from Philadelphia to Cuba via Kingston, I was met ...

INTRODUCTION Polio was first detected in Cuba in the late 19th century among residents of the US community on the Isla de Pinos (Isle of Pines, now Isle of Youth), apparently introduced through migration from the USA. The first outbreak was reported in 1906 on the Isle, with the first epidemic reported in the former province of Las Villas in 1909. The epidemics subsequently intensified, by 1934...

The 24 Possible Algebraic Representations of the Standard Genetic Code in Six or in Three Dimensions Marco V. José Theoretical Biology Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F. 04510, México Centro Internacional de Ciencias, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Campus UNAM-UAEM, Col. Chamilpa, CP 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México Eberto R. Morgado Fac...

A study was carried out to determine the distribution and habitat preferences of several species of the genus Biomphalaria. Samples were taken at 350 freshwater locations in Cuba. Three species of Biomphalaria (Biomphalaria havanensis, Biomphalaria helophila and Biomphalaria pallida) were recorded based on their distribution. Of the three species, B. havanensis has the weakest distribution beca...

N. M. B. Amaral Sobrinho1, J. M. Febles González2, Y. P. López3, J. N. Guedes1, M. O. L. Magalhães1 and H. J. O. Zoffoli1 1Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ. Brasil 2Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba 3Universidad Agraria de La Habana “Fructuoso Rodríguez Pérez”, Carretera de Tapaste y Autopista Nacional, San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba Email: nelmoura@u...

1: The KEY Institute for Brain-Mind Research, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland ([email protected]) 2: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Osaka, Japan ([email protected]) 3: DEUV-CIMFAV, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile ([email protected]) 4: Cuban Neuroscience Center, Havana, Cuba ([email protected]) 5: Cu...

Mailing Address: Dr. Yaniel Castro-Torres Luz Caballero #161 entre Hospital y Alejandro Oms, Parroquia, Santa Clara. Postal Code: 50200, Villa Clara – Cuba E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Ratio Between Maximum and Minimum P Wave Duration (MaxPWD/MinPWD Ratio): a New Electrocardiographic Predictor for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Inf...

FRANKLYN CALA-RIQUELME1, MIGUEL A. GUTIÉRREZ-ESTRADA2 & EDUARDO FLÓREZ DAZA3 1Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad (BIOECO), Museo de Historia Natural “Tomas Romay”, Enramada No. 601 esq Barnada, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. CP: 90100. E-mail: [email protected] 2Ecología y Biodiversidad en Ecosistemas Tropicales (EBET), Facultad Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de la Guajira, La ...

In 1981, Cuba reported the fi rst hemorrhagic dengue epidemic in the Americas, with 344,203 cases, including 10,312 severe and very severe cases, resulting in 158 deaths. In the 30 years following the epidemic, surveillance, control and research have kept Cuba dengue free; although isolated, interrupted epidemics and transmissions have been reported. In this article, we summarize issues of inte...