%0 Journal Article %T Biotecnolog¨ªa Habana 2012 congress: Infectious Diseases symposium and satellite symposia on HIV and Dengue %A Due£¿as-Carrera %A Santiago %A Lobaina %A Yadira %A Iglesias %A Enrique %A Hermida %A Lisset %J Biotecnolog£¿-a Aplicada %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the congress biotecnolog¨ªa habana 2012 was held at the convention center in havana, cuba, march 5-8. organized by the center for genetic engineering and biotechnology (cigb), this edition was dedicated to medical applications of biotechnology, with pre-congress specialized satellite symposia and full conference sessions. here we present information regarding the symposium on infectious diseases (covering pertussis, adjuvants, hepatitis b and c treatment and vaccines) and also that related to two of the three pre-congress satellite symposia on dengue and the human immunodeficiency virus. %K biotecnolog¨ªa habana 2012 %K infectious diseases %K pertussis %K adjuvant %K hepatitis b %K hepatitis c %K hiv %K dengue. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1027-28522012000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en