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Public Health; giardia duodenalis; mebendazole; clinical trial; bioethics; intestinal parasites

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Cuba

Biography

Titular Member of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. Havana, Cuba.
Senior Researcher and Professor at the University of Medical Sciences in Matanzas, Cuba.
Vice-President of the Cuban Society for Microbiology and Parasitology. Havana, Cuba.
Director of the Council for Scientific Societies of Health. Matanzas, Cuba.
Senior Consultant at The Ministry of Health and Wellness. Nassau, Bahamas.
Visiting Scholar at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Bioethics Institute. Florida, US.

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Employment (2)

Matanzas Ofice of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health: Matanzas, Matanzas, CU

2016-12-01 to present | Director of the Council for Scientific Societies of Health (Km 101, Carretera Central)
Employment
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Ministry of Health and Wellness: Nassau, Bahamas, BS

2023-10-24 to 2024-11-24 | Senior Consultant (Epidemiology)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Education and qualifications (8)

University of Havana: Havana, CU

2009-06-10 to present | Phylosophical Doctor (PhD) (Medical Sciences)
Education
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri: La Habana, La Habana, CU

2005-06-14 to present | Second Degree Specialist in Microbiology (Parasitology- High level Education)
Qualification
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri: La Habana, La Habana, CU

1998-09-12 to present | Fisrt Degree Specialist in Microbiology (Parasitology- High level Education)
Qualification
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

University of Havana: Havana, Havana, CU

2007-09-06 to 2008-12-22 | Health Promotion (Public Health)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

University of Havana: Havana, Havana, CU

2007-09-02 to 2008-11-19 | Health Manager (Public Health)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cuban Institute for Gastroenterology: Havana, Havana, CU

2004-09-03 to 2005-12-19 | Diploma in Gastroenterology (Parasitology)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri: La Habana, La Habana, CU

2000-09-10 to 2002-12-17 | Master in Parasitology (Parasitology- High level Education)
Qualification
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

University of Havana: Pinar del Río, Cuba, CU

1991-09-05 to 1997-07-18 | Medical Doctor (Medicine)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Professional activities (10)

Cuban Society for Public Health: Havana, Havana, CU

2016-02-15 to present | Associated Memeber (Parasitology)
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

University of Miami School of Medicine: Miami, FL, US

2015-06-03 to present | Visiting Scholar (Institute for Bioethics and Health policy)
Invited position
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cuban Society for General Medicine: Havana, Havana, CU

2015-02-02 to present | Associated Member (Parasitology)
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cuban Society for Microbiology and Parasitology: Havana, Havana, CU

2012-11-02 to present | Titular Member (Parasitology)
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cuban Scociety for Hygine and Epidemilogy: Havana, Havana, CU

2008-06-09 to present | Associated Member (Parasitology)
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cuban Society for Gastroenterology: Havana, Havana, CU

2002-02-03 to present | Associated Member (Parasitology)
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Presidential Office / Cuban Ministry of Public Health: Havana, Havana, CU

2023-01-12 | Orden Carlos J Finlay (Ministry of Public Health)
Distinction
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Ministerio de Salud Pública: Havana, Havana, CU

2022-12-15 | Sello Conmemorativo "40 Aniversario” del Consejo Nacional de Sociedades Científicas de la Salud (Cuban Council for Scientific Societies of Health)
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro: Querétaro, Querétaro, MX

2022-04-03 | Miembro del Comité Editorial Honorífico de la Facultad de Derecho (Facultad de Derecho)
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

American Society of Bioethics and Humanities: Washington DC, Washington DC, US

2016-09-02 to 2018-03-02 | Associated Member (Bioethics)
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Works (50 of 89)

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Emergence of Oropouche Virus Infection in Matanzas, Cuba, 2024

Journal of Infection
2025-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106470
Contributors: Berta María Bello-Rodríguez; Junior Vega-Jiménez; Roberto Cañete; Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
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Virus Oropouche, un desafío emergente para la salud pública cubana

Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical
2024-11-27 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Eficacia del test Bioline® Ag P.f/P.v para el diagnóstico precoz de malaria en niños angolanos

Revista Médica Electrónica
2024-08-05 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Fallas terapéuticas en el tratamiento de la giardiosis

Archivos Cubanos de Gastroenterología
2024-07-11 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Reflexiones sobre el programa de la asignatura Periodoncia, de la carrera de Estomatología

Revista Médica Electrónica
2024-06-05 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among schoolchildren from Unión de Reyes municipality, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Tropical Doctor
2024-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/00494755231212692
Contributors: Roberto Cañete; Saylis Navarro; Jackeline Alpízar; Katia Brito
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Pharmacodynamic of Recombinant Human Interferon Alpha-2b Nasal Drops and Effective Prophylaxis Against SARS-COV-2 Infection.

Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research
2024-04-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/jir.2023.0193
PMID: 38597374
Contributors: Hugo Nodarse-Cuní; Bravo O; Cañete R; Vázquez-Blomquist D; Quintana D; Aguilera-Barreto A; Guillen-Nieto G; Arteaga A; Morales I
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Utilización de los estudios tomográficos en pacientes politraumatizados

Revista Médica Electrónica
2023-11-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Estrategia metodológica para la prevención de los problemas de salud bucal en la educación primaria

Revista Médica Electrónica
2023-09-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Algoritmo para la indicación del estudio por imágenes en pacientes politraumatizados

Revista Médica Electrónica
2023-07-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

The Effects of the Uncontrolled Use of Biomodulina T on the Severity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 Infection in Older Cuban Adults: An Open Label Evaluation

Current Therapeutic Research
2022 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2022.100662
Part of ISSN: 0011-393X
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca; José A. Afonso; Katia Brito
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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El concepto cultura de la profesión en la educación medica superior cubana: una reflexión necesaria

Revista Cubana Edución Superior
2022-09-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cultura de la profesión: su operacionalización en la universidad médica cubana

Revista Médica Electrónica
2022-07-03 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

La prevención de los problemas de salud bucal: una visión desde la educación primaria

Revista Médica Electrónica
2022-05-16 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Sistema de talleres dirigido a los maestros de l a educación primaria para prevenir los problemas de salud bucal en escolares

Órbita Científica.
2022-04-15 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cuba–US Collaboration: The Pandemic Imperative

MEDICC Review
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.37757/mr2021.v23.n1.3
Part of ISSN: 1555-7960
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Biomodulina T: una nueva opción terapéutica contra la COVID-19

Revista Médica Electrónica
2021-11-15 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

An Experience with Cuban Biotech’s Nasalferon to Prevent SARS-COV-2 Infections in International Travelers and their Contacts

MEDICC Review
2021-04-02 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.37757/mr2021.v23.n2.1
Part of ISSN: 1555-7960
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca; Lizbet Leon Herrrera; Layvis Rodríguez González
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Situación mediática global en la pandemia de COVID-19

MEDIMAY
2021-03-03 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Ética, prudencia y educación médica. De la moral tradicional a la necesidad actual

Revista Médica Electrónica
2021-01-05 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

El acompañamiento ético en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19

InfoDir
2021-01-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Anemia microangiopática y síndrome inflamatorio multisistémico asociado con COVID-19: presentación de un caso de Cuba

Revista Cubana de Pediatría
2020-11-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

5-Nitroimidazole refractory giardiasis is common in Matanzas, Cuba and effectively treated by secnidazole plus high-dose mebendazole or quinacrine: a prospective observational cohort study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection
2020-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.12.017
Part of ISSN: 1198-743X
Contributors: R. Cañete; A.L. Noda; M. Rodríguez; K. Brito; E. Herrera; P.-E. Kofoed; J. Ursing
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

SARS-Cov-2, el virus emergente que casusa la pandemia de COVID-19

Revista Médica Electrónica
2020-05-05 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Enteritis eosinofílica. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Revista Médica Electrónica
2020-05-03 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Juan Nicolás Dávalos Betancourt y su influencia en la formación en investigación microbiológica

Revista Médica Electrónica
2019-01-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Doctor Armando Amable Pancorbo Pancorbo. Figura cimera de la Docencia Médica Superior en Matanzas

Revista Médica Electrónica
2019-01-01 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Effectiveness and Tolerability of 3-Day Mebendazole Treatment of Giardia duodenalis Infection in Adults and Children: Two Prospective, Open-Label Phase IV Trials

Current Therapeutic Research
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2018.11.002
Part of ISSN: 0011-393X
Contributors: Roberto Cañete; Katia Brito; Inara Brito; Abel Semper; Maria Elena Gonzalez
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Parasitismo intestinal en niños de círculos infantiles de un Consejo popular

Revista Médica Electrónica
2018-09-20 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Tu1936 - The Native Cuban Diet is Healthier than the Diet of Cubans Living in the US: Although Changes are Underway

Gastroenterology
2018-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(18)33542-x
Part of ISSN: 0016-5085
Contributors: Oriana M. Damas; Mai Sedki; Marlenin Estevez Lopez; Felix Ponce Rodriguez; Pedro Del Valle Llufrio; Roxana Avalos Garcia; Das sahili Corrales Alonso; Mariuska Morales Diaz; Maria A. Quintero; Luis C. Garces et al.
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Pedagogía de la bioética y ética de la pedagogía. Una relación virtuosa

Revista Médica Electrónica
2018-05-04 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

The Cuban Public Health System Focuses Research on Community Needs

Current Therapeutic Research
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2016.11.003
Part of ISSN: 0011-393X
Contributors: Roberto Cañete
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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United States–Cuba Research Collaborations: Opening Bridges for Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology
2017-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.03.011
Part of ISSN: 0016-5085
Contributors: Maria T. Abreu; Oriana M. Damas; Felipe Neri Piñol Jiménez; Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Reflexiones pertinentes sobre la parasitosis intestinal en los círculos infantiles

Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología
2017-01-15 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Mebendazole Is a Potential Alternative in the Treatment of Giardia duodenalis Infection

Current Therapeutic Research
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2016.03.001
Part of ISSN: 0011-393X
Contributors: Roberto Cañete
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Genetics boosts US–Cuban links

Nature
2016-11-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/539357d
Part of ISSN: 0028-0836
Part of ISSN: 1476-4687
Contributors: Rosario Isasi; Stephan L. Zuchner; Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Algunas consideraciones relacionadas con los ensayos clínicos

Revista Médica Electrónica
2016-09-04 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Animales utilizados en experimentación, necesidad de su protección

Revista Médica Electrónica
2016-07-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Resultados de una intervención educativa sobre parasitismo intestinal en personal médico

Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
2016-04-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Arnica montana en el tratamiento del dolor después de la odontectomía de terceros molares retenidos

MEDISAN
2015-08-30 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Perception and Satisfaction with Received Information Regarding Treatment for Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Cuban Patients

West Indian Medical Journal
2015-06-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2014.307
Part of ISSN: 0043-3144
Contributors: R Cañete; K Brito; D Guilhem; KW Goodman
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infection among School Children from Jagüey Grande Municipality in Matanzas Province, Cuba

West Indian Medical Journal
2015-06-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2014.288
Part of ISSN: 0043-3144
Contributors: R Cañete; Y Campos; R Valdes; P Rodriguez
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Cuba–US collaboration and the role of bioethics

The Lancet
2015-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60523-2
Part of ISSN: 0140-6736
Contributors: Roberto Cañete; Kenneth W Goodman
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Reacciones adversas a medicamentos en ensayos clínicos experimentales con nuevos fármacos e Brasil

Revista Médica Electrónica
2015-01-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Blastocystis sp. infection in patients with gastrointestinal complaints: a Cuban study

Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene and Experimental Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5505/turkhijyen.2014.38980
Part of ISSN: 0377-9777
Part of ISSN: 1308-2523
Contributors: Roberto Cañete; Roberto Cañete; Pablo Rodriguez Jimenez; Kokou M. Sounouve; Katia Brito; Ronaldo Valdes; Maria E. Gonzalez
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Terceros molares retenidos, su comportamiento en Cuba

Revista Médica Electrónica
2014 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Intervención educativa sobre educación sexual en adolescentes de una escuela secundaria básica. Unión de Reyes, Matanzas, Cuba

Revista Médica Electrónica
2014-10-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization, Formal analysis
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca

La membresía de las comisiones de Ética Médica

Revista Médica Electrónica
2014-10-01 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Determination of Chemical Antioxidants and Phenolic Compounds in the Brazilian Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus

West Indian Medical Journal
2014-06-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2011.216
Part of ISSN: 0043-3144
Contributors: JV Costa Orsine; MRC Garbi Novaes; E Ramirez Asquieri; R Cañete
Source: Self-asserted source
Roberto Cañete Villafranca

Evaluación sensorial y físico-química de Ipomoea batatas enriquecida con pro-vitamínicos in natura o procesada

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research
2014-04-02 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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Roberto Cañete Villafranca
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