Field epidemiology in pandemic of COVID-19 in Cuba

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covid-19, field epidemiology, pandemics

Abstract

Field Epidemiology Day is celebrated on September 7, a date that commemorates the transcendental contribution of John Snow in 1854, when presenting the map that located the origin of the cholera epidemic for its subsequent control. That historic event It constitutes a good pretext to recognize the performance of field epidemiologists, who silently contribute to the control of epidemics, as has happened with the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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Silvia Isabel Martínez Calvo, Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública. La Habana, Cuba.

Doctora en Ciencias. Profesora de Mérito. Investigadora de Mérito. Profesor Consultante.

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2023-01-25

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Martínez Calvo SI. Field epidemiology in pandemic of COVID-19 in Cuba. Mediciego [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 25 [cited 2026 Jan. 9];29(1):e3651. Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/3651

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Vol. 29 (2023)

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Editorial

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