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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)
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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")
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