Adenovirus identified
While working at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Maurice Hilleman flew to Missouri to investigate an influenza outbreak in Army troops. When he returned to his lab he discovered that he had isolated an entirely new type of virus. Today that family of virus is known as the adenoviruses. They cause up to 10% of all upper respiratory infections in children and affect adults. Adenoviruses were a major cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome among military trainees during their initial basic combat training. Building on Hillman's work, an inactivated adenovirus vaccine of marginal value was developed in 1956.
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