Since January 2019, 121 cases of Salmonella enterica infections with six different serotypes linked to sesame-based products have been reported in five EU/EEA countries. The are S. Amsterdam, Havana, Kintambo, Mbandaka, Orion, and Senftenberg. Case interviews four countries revealed consumption (halva or tahini) prior illness. Almost half the children ≤10 years, who also represent over hospital...

A s the delegation leader, I am pleased to summarize the first SNMMI Scientific Delegation visit to Cuba, October 9–14. This historic visit was initiated by an invitation from the Cuban Public Health Ministry and arranged by Professionals Abroad, Inc. (Washington, DC). SNMMI leadership and members of the society’s board of directors endorsed this proposition in June 2017, followed by an e-mail ...

Hepatitis B surface antigen immunopurification using a plant-derived specific antibody coupled to Sepharose CL-4B at different ligand densities Rodolfo Valdés, Yenisley Medina, William Ferro, José A. Montero, Tatiana Alvarez, Déborah Geada, Alberto Leyva, Leonardo Gómez, Sigifredo Padilla, Biunayki Reyes, Leonardo Pacín, Alejandro Figueroa, Andrés Tamayo, Lorely Milá, Yurisleydi Aldama and Marí...

Algorithmic Music Composition with computers (in real and non-real time) has had many approaches. It can be viewed from different points of view: scientific, technological, artistic or philosophical. In this paper the author introduces three projects developed between 1990 and 2000 in Havana, during his time as a professor, researcher and composer at the University of Arts of Cuba. He also expo...

With the fall of the Socialist block in 1989, the Cuban national economy collapsed, followed by a severe scarcity in gasoline, materials and especially food. Of Alamar, a New Town socialist housing project under construction in East Havana, only the areas dedicated to dwelling were finished, leaving the neighbourhood without a defined public space or economic centre. Due to the limited transpor...

A comparative study was made of the character and severity of the infection produced by Tr. pallidum in groups of standard bred Havana, Dutch, English, Himalayan, and Rex rabbits. All known variables that might influence the course of the disease were common to the different breed groups. On the basis of certain clinical data selected as criteria for the determination of variations in the respo...