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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).
Based on a lecture presented at EBV@50, the International Meeting in Oxford held in the week of 28 March 2014 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first publication on the virus by Epstein, Achong and Barr on 28 March 1964.
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Epstein, A. (2015). Why and How Epstein-Barr Virus Was Discovered 50 Years Ago. In: Münz, C. (eds) Epstein Barr Virus Volume 1. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 390. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22822-8_1
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