| Year |
Event |
Reference |
| 1979 |
First report of an etiologic agent of rhinotracheitis of turkey poults.
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Simmons et al (1979) Avian Dis. 1979, 23, 194–203. |
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| 1980 |
The primary etiological agent was confirmed to be of viral origin in South Africa in 1978 and was initially termed “Turkey Rhinotracheitis Virus” (TRTV). |
Buys and Preez (1980) Turkeys 1980, 28, 36–46. |
| 1989 |
The isolation and attenuation of a virus causing rhinotracheitis in turkeys in South Africa.
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Buys et al (1989) Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 1989, 56, 87–98.
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Dr Buys (right) and Me - 2018, South Africa
