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Sergey VyshelesskyScientist epizootologist, professor
Date of Birth: 01.11.1874
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Content:
- Sergei Nikolaevich Vyshlyessky
- Career in Veterinary Medicine
- Groundbreaking Research and Academic Appointments
- Director of Veterinary Institutes
- Contributions to Animal Health
- Discovery of Encephalomyelitis
- Legacy
Sergei Nikolaevich Vyshlyessky
Early Life and EducationSergei Vyshlyessky was born in the village of Oboli, Vitebsk Governorate, on October 22, 1872. He graduated from the Bryansk Gymnasium and the Vitebsk Theological Seminary. In 1899, he completed his education at the Warsaw Veterinary Institute and began working as a veterinary doctor.
Career in Veterinary Medicine
Vyshlyessky's illustrious career in veterinary medicine spanned over five decades. He participated in the eradication of rinderpest in Azerbaijan and worked as a county veterinary physician in Nevel from 1903 to 1906. From 1906 to 1914, he served as a staff member of the St. Petersburg Veterinary Laboratory under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Groundbreaking Research and Academic Appointments
In 1910, Vyshlyessky began a three-year internship at the University of Leipzig, where he earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine. His research focused on epizootology, the study of animal diseases. In 1922, he joined the Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine (VIEV) in Moscow, where he investigated tuberculosis, glanders, and other highly contagious infections.
In 1924, Vyshlyessky was appointed professor of epizootology at the Moscow Veterinary Institute. He also served as the director of VIEV from 1927 to 1930. In 1928, he was elected an academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Director of Veterinary Institutes
Vyshlyessky directed the Veterinary-Bacteriological Institute in Vitebsk from 1928 to 1930, while concurrently chairing the epizootology department at the Vitebsk Veterinary Institute. From 1931 to 1933, he worked at the Almaty and Moscow Research Veterinary Institutes.
Contributions to Animal Health
Vyshlyessky's contributions to animal health were significant. He developed a method for producing anthrax vaccines, pioneered combination vaccinations against anthrax, and proposed a vaccination method for reindeer. He also identified the etiology of reindeer plague and developed diagnostic and control methods for tuberculosis, plague, and pneumonia in cattle, as well as plague and erysipelas in pigs, and coliform infections and paratyphoid in calves.
Discovery of Encephalomyelitis
In collaboration with Konstantin Buchnev, Vyshlyessky discovered the causative agent of infectious encephalomyelitis in horses. His research on glanders in horses formed the basis for eradicating the disease in the Soviet Union. Additionally, he developed an allergic diagnostic method for brucellosis in cattle and a comprehensive veterinary-sanitary control program for its management.
Legacy
Vyshlyessky published approximately 100 scientific papers and authored two monographs. He was elected an honorary member of the Agricultural Academy of the USSR in 1956. His legacy continues to inspire generations of veterinarians and animal health scientists.