HAVANA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's 0.05 percent rate for AIDS infection among the age group of 15-24 is the lowest in all the American countries and one of the lowest worldwide, reported the Sunday edition of Cuba's Juvented Rebelde newspaper.

    The statistics were announced by Carlos Lage Davila, vice president of the Council of State, during a meeting with municipal leaders.

    He also announced that Cuba had not reported a single case of dengue fever, vowing to pursue a sustainable fight against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito who spread the disease.

    Although Cuba provides an appropriate health care system and free medical treatment for all its citizens, it faces problems related to infrastructure and the commercialization of food, he admitted.