(1825 - 1919)
Meteorólogo. Precursor en Cuba de las investigaciones en ese campo, dedicó gran parte de su actividad científica a la Zoología, la Geografía y la Etnología. Como geógrafo elaboró en 1848 un Atlas con 28 mapas litografiados para las escuelas primarias que fue el primero de su tipo impreso en Cuba
Agrarian and Fishery Sciences
1989 | Immunodiagnosis of hemoparasites and attenuated Babesia bovis vaccine
Main executives entity: National Center of Farming Sanity (CENSA)
Main author: Magaly Alonso
Summary: There were elaborated antigens of Anaplasma marginalis and Babesia bovis and there were developed card agglutination tests (for Anaplasma) and in latex (for Babesia) and immunoenzymatic ELISA for both germs. The agglutination tests have been recommended for massive diagnosis in the veterinary net of the country, in order to apply a more efficient control program against these diseases, and the ELISA method in the cases when a more precise diagnosis is required. These diagnostic means are carried out by CENSA and the Experimental Station of Parasitology of the IMV, being generalized in the whole country. It was elaborated and evaluated a vaccine against Babesia bovis, using a stump attenuated by quick passes in splenectomized calves, to be applied in the control of bovine babesiosis, disease that causes high mortality in adult bovine. It was proven the protection conferred by this vaccine that should be used in calves of less than six months of age, and it was evaluated the possibility of its frozen conservation. The product has been used in more than 2 000 animals under production conditions in five livestock reservoirs, and it is regionally conceived the generalization of this vaccine's production.
   

PERFORMERS: National Center of Agricultural Sanity, Institute of Veterinary Medicine.
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