Three travelers from the Canary Islands contract Oropouche in Cuba.

Three residents of the Canary Islands were diagnosed with the Oropouche virus after returning from a vacation in Cuba, reported sources from the Canary Islands Health Service.

The affected individuals are two men from Tenerife, aged 52 and 36, and a 32-year-old woman from Gran Canaria.

The information does not specify whether the affected individuals are Spanish citizens or Cuban emigrants who would have traveled to visit their family.

A statement indicates that travelers exhibited symptoms such as fever and joint pain after their return and are being monitored by local health authorities.

Although the patients are currently stable and have not required hospitalization, the General Directorate of Public Health of the SCS has activated surveillance and prevention protocols, especially in the areas where the cases were detected.

These measures include the review of three other possible cases that are under study, and whose results are expected soon from the National Microbiology Center, the information indicates.

The Oropouche virus is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes and is known to cause symptoms such as fever, headaches, joint and muscle pain, and in some cases, meningitis.

Although it is generally notfatal, it can cause serious complications if not treated properly, authorities in the Canary Islands warned.

They have also reiterated the need for caution for those traveling to areas where the virus is endemic, including parts of Latin America such as Brazil, Peru, and now Cuba, which reported the first cases a few months ago and has already spread throughout the country.

In June, Italian authorities diagnosed the first case of Oropouche fever in Europe in a patient who had recently traveled to Cuba.

Until August 12, the number of infected people on the old continent rose to 19, the majority of whom had traveled to the Caribbean island, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

In the latest information about the behavior of this disease, the ECDC confirmed that the number of imported cases of Oropouche virus disease in Spain has risen to 12 between June and July, all related to travel to Cuba or Brazil.