Commentary abstract
Nature Immunology 9, 109 - 112 (2008)
Corrected online: 6 February 2008 | doi:10.1038/ni0208-109
There is a Corrigendum (March 2008) associated with this Commentary.
Connecting immunology research to public health: Cuban biotechnology
Agustin Lage1
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Agustin Lage is with the Centre of Molecular Immunology, Havana City 11600, Cuba.
e-mail: lage@cim.sld.cu
Abstract
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.
* 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.
