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Review
. 2015;390(Pt 1):3-15.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22822-8_1.

Why and How Epstein-Barr Virus Was Discovered 50 Years Ago

Anthony Epstein  1
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Why and How Epstein-Barr Virus Was Discovered 50 Years Ago

Anthony Epstein. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2015.

Abstract

An account is given of the experiences and events which led to a search being undertaken for a causative virus in the recently described Burkitt's lymphoma and of the steps which ultimately culminated in the discovery of the new human herpesvirus which came to be known as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

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