Cuba. Global Health Security: Alert/Disaster - Arboviral Outbreak - Oct 2025

Compounded events within Cuba.  October recovery from hurricane, and disease outbreak.

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In October 2025, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) officially declared a complex arboviral... New Disaster - Cuba: Arboviral Outbreak - Oct 2025 / 30 Oct 2025 Overview In October 2025, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) officially declared a complex arboviral outbreak in Cuba, involving Dengue, Oropouche, and Chikungunya viruses.   All 15 provinces are affected to varying degrees, with the most critical situation reported in Matanzas, where approximately 460 febrile syndromes are being registered daily—a number that continues to rise.   On 15 October 2025, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) issued an official update confirming the simultaneous circulation of Dengue, Oropouche, and Chikungunya viruses across the country, and reported the first fatalities associated with Dengue. On 6 October, during a high-level meeting held in Matanzas, chaired by the President of the Republic, MINSAP confirmed Matanzas as the epicenter of the national outbreak.   The Minister of Public Health attributed the situation to a convergence of environmental, climatic, and structural factors— persistent rains, high temperatures, inadequate waste management, and water supply challenges —all of which have created optimal conditions for mosquito proliferation (salud.msp.gob.cu, 10 Oct 2025).   To strengthen the response, MINSAP deployed a medical contingent composed of physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, and technicians— led by the Minister of Public Health—to the Cárdenas and Colón municipalities, supported by brigades from Havana and other provinces. These teams are carrying out intensified fumigation, environmental sanitation, larval and adult mosquito control, and active epidemiological surveillance, while hospitals manage patients with warning signs and severe symptoms.   Authorities have also emphasized community participation, urging households to eliminate breeding sites and sustain local focal control actions. (IFRC, 27 Oct 2025)   View on ReliefWeb Cuba: Arboviral Outbreak - Oct 2025 on ReliefWeb | All disasters on ReliefWeb © 2025 ReliefWeb   Cuba Provinces From west to east, Cuba's provinces are: 1.      Pinar del Río 2.      Artemisa 3.      La Habana 4.      Mayabeque 5.      Matanzas 6.      Cienfuegos 7.      Villa Clara 8.      Sancti Spíritus 9.      Ciego de Ávila 10.   Camagüey 11.   Las Tunas 12.   Granma 13.   Holguín 14.   Santiago de Cuba 15.   Guantánamo 16.   Isla de la Juventud ("special municipality")