US and Cuban Scientists Forge Collaboration on Arbovirus Research.

US and Cuban Scientists Forge Collaboration on Arbovirus Research. MEDICC Rev. 2018 Apr;20(2):32-34 Authors: Pérez-Ávila J, Guzmán-Tirado MG, Fraga-Nodarse J, Handley G, Meegan J, Pelegrino-Martínez de la Cotera JL, Fauci AS Abstract After December 17, 2014, when the US and Cuban governments announced their intent to restore relations, the two countries participated in various exchange activities in an effort to encourage cooperation in public health, health research and biomedical sciences. The conference entitled Exploring Opportunities for Arbovirus Research Collaboration, hosted at Havana's Hotel Nacional, was part of these efforts and was the first major US-Cuban scientific conference in over 50 years. Its purpose was to share information about current arbovirus research and recent findings, and to explore opportunities for future joint research. The nearly 100 participants included leading arbovirus and vector transmission experts from ten US academic institutions, NIH, CDC, FDA and the US Department of Defense. Cuban participants included researchers, clinicians and students from Cuba's Ministry of Public Health, Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Center for State Control of Medicines and Medical Devices and other health research and regulatory organizations. Topics highlighted at the three-day meeting included surveillance, research and epidemiology; pathogenesis, i...
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