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The close connection between immunology and public health has been successful in reducing infant mortality and infectious diseases in Cuba. The next challenge is to find treatments for chronic diseases of adulthood and to extend life expectancy.
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Change history
06 February 2008
In the version of this article initially published, the URL for the 2006 product survey of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association is incorrect. The correct URL should be http://www.phrma.org/files/Biotech%202006.pdf.
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Lage, A. Connecting immunology research to public health: Cuban biotechnology. Nat Immunol 9, 109–112 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0208-109
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