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Nature Immunology 9, 109–112 (1 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/ni0208-109

Connecting immunology research to public health: Cuban biotechnology

Agustin Lage

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.