Why did Oscar Jensen drive 5,000 kilometers, between Chubut and Catamarca? To place the first vaccine against the hid.

At the veterinarian Oscar Jensen we found him in the central square of Santa María, the town in Catamarca nestled in the heart of the Calchaquíes Valleys. He was about to return to his farm in Chubut, 2,000 kilometers away from there. Such a distance, however, did not seem to weigh on him, either because of the beauty of the landscapes or because of the reason that had brought him there: to place the first vaccine in that province against hydatidosis, the dreaded disease that affects many rural inhabitants who live with dogs, sheep, or goats. This first vaccination took place in the town of San Antonio del Cajón, where Jensen provided training to local producers and was received by Gustavo Roldán from the Ministry of Productive Development of Catamarca. Jensen, who worked for many years at INTA, is a leading expert in the fight against this disease in the country. Currently retired and enjoying (or suffering) his Patagonian farm, his commitment to the possibility of eradicating ...