Havana_ An international workshop to update the epidemiological context of some arbovirosis at regional and global scale will be held in this capital as of August 7, Prensa Latina reports.

The course, to which scientists from 15 countries will participate, pays tribute to the 80th anniversary of the IPK, the leaders of studies on the subject in the island, and the organizers of the event.

One of the objectives is the professional exchange on the most relevant and current aspects of several diseases transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquito, especially dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.

Researchers from Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Puerto Rico represent Latin America during the event, running until August 18.

Experts from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Singapore, Japan, Canada and the United States will also attend.

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