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GUZMAN, María G. et al. Laboratory surveillance of dengue fever and other arboviruses in Cuba, 1970-2017. Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2019, vol.71, n.1  Epub 30-Jun-2019. ISSN 1561-3054.

Arboviruses are one of the leading causes of health emergencies due to their morbidity and mortality and the sanitary stress they bring about. Cuba has not been free from risk, and the response first to dengue fever and then to other arboviruses has been and still is a priority for the country's top authorities. Laboratory surveillance of dengue fever was implemented in the 1970s, though its aims and strategies have evolved in keeping with the national and regional epidemiological situation, and the available diagnostic technology. Four stages stand out in the development of dengue laboratory surveillance. The present paper summarizes the strategies developed for laboratory surveillance of dengue fever and other arboviruses in the period 1970-2017. A description is also provided of the role played by Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) as a national reference laboratory.

Palabras clave : dengue; arboviruses; Cuba.

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