"Cuba is battling a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses, with the country's top epidemiologist warning that nearly one-third of the population has been impacted, with large numbers of workers taken ill. On Thursday, fumigators armed with fogging machines probed alleys and crowded buildings in parts of the capital Havana, among the hardest hit by mosquito-borne viruses including dengue and chikungunya, authorities said."
"Chikungunya, which is spread primarily by the Aedes mosquito species that also carries dengue and Zika, has no specific treatment. Duran said Cuban health authorities are conducting two clinical trials to test the efficacy of Jusviza, an injectable drug used to control hyperinflammation, in treating chikungunya. He continued that another trial is under way to evaluate rectal ozone therapy as a treatment for patients with joint pain following chikungunya's acute phase."
Cuba is experiencing a severe wave of mosquito-borne illnesses that has impacted nearly one-third of the population and sickened large numbers of workers. Fumigation teams are operating in Havana, one of the hardest-hit areas, to combat dengue and chikungunya. Dengue has worsened as economic constraints have reduced fumigation, rubbish removal and infrastructure repairs. Chikungunya causes severe headache, rashes and prolonged joint pain and has no specific treatment. Cuban health authorities are running clinical trials testing Jusviza for hyperinflammation and evaluating rectal ozone therapy for post-acute joint pain. Global chikungunya cases reached almost 340,000 in 2025.
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