Publications
| protection against boophilus annulatus infestations in cattle vaccinated with the b. microplus bm86-containing vaccine gavac. off. | tick infestations by boophilus spp. constitute a major problem for the cattle industry in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. the use of traditional control methods has been only partially successful and tick infestations remain a serious problem. recently, the gut antigen bm86 was isolated from b. microplus. recombinant preparations of this antigen have been used in vaccines for the control of b. microplus infestations. however, in several regions of the world, b. microplus coexists wi ... | 1998 | 9796055 |
| nutritional and food protection against epidemic emerging neuropathy. epidemiological findings in the unique disease-free urban area of cuba. | a survey was conducted through the secuba (seguridad alimentaria en cuba y buena alimentación) research program in cuban healthy smokers living in guantánamo and in havana. the aim of the survey was to investigate biological and nutritional factors connected with the occurrence of zero epidemic neuropathy (en) observed in guantánamo urban area since the disease emerged in cuba. blood riboflavin status and carotenoid and selenium concentrations were higher in guantánamo than in havana smokers. fo ... | 2001 | 11725692 |