TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial
Epidemics & Pandemics: A Global Responsibility

Spotlight
Cuba´s Epidemic-Fighting Model
By Francisco Rojas Ochoa, MD, PhD

MR Features
Training an Eye on Epidemics: Cuba´s National Health Surveillance System
By Conner Gorry

MR Interview
Gustavo Kourí, MD, PhD
By Michele Frank, MD

International Cooperation Report
Dusk to Dawn: Fighting Malaria in Gambia
By Gail A. Reed

Cuban Medial Literature
Approaches to the Management of HIV/AIDS in Cuba: Case Study
By Jorge Pérez, et al.

Dengue IgM Detection UltramicroELISA Test with Ready-to-Use Reagents
By Regla de la Caridad Herrera, et al.

International Workshop on Neuropathy Epidemic in Cuba: Report Summary
By Jorge Hadad Hadad

Malaria Surveillance of International Travelers Living in Havana City, 2000-2001
By Carmen Julia Suárez Miranda, et al.

Spatial Vulnerability to Dengue: An Application of the Geographic Information Systems in Playa Municipality, City of Havana
By Teresita Tamara Pérez Martínez, et al.

Abstracts

Top Story
Rain & New Initiatives Ease Drought
By Gail A. Reed & Julián Torres

Headlines in Cuban Health
Beefed-Up Measures Aim to Prevent Dengue
By Conner Gorry

Cuban Cholera Vaccine Headed for Clinical Trials
By MEDICC Review Staff

UN Proposes Havana-Based Disaster Prevention Network
By Conner Gorry

Another First: Cuba Hosts IERASG 2005
By Michele Frank, MD

Cuba ’s Information Center for Medical Sciences Turns 40
By MEDICC Review Staff

International Voices
Cuba: Case Study in Food Security
By Sinan Koont
This article first appeared in Monthly Review, January 2005

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