History of HBV

  • F. O. MacCallum differentiated HAV from HBV.

    F. O. MacCallum differentiated HAV from HBV.
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    Events in HBV

  • Alfred Prince experimented with Aa and HBV in the blood stream.

    Alfred Prince experimented with Aa and HBV in the blood stream.
  • Blumberg and colleagues discovered Aa.

    Blumberg and colleagues discovered Aa.
  • Kazuo Okochi, Alberto Verrucci, Alfred Prince, and Blumberg linked Aa to HBV

    Kazuo Okochi, Alberto Verrucci, Alfred Prince, and Blumberg linked Aa to HBV
  • Blumberg andn Irving Millman's patent to create an HBV through the Fox Chase Center

    Blumberg andn Irving Millman's patent to create an HBV through the Fox Chase Center
  • Dane Particle discovered by Dane

    Dane Particle discovered by Dane
  • Testing of the HBV vaccine begins.

    Testing of the HBV vaccine begins.
  • Blumberg won Nobel Prize (Medicine) for his work on HBV and Aa.

    Blumberg won Nobel Prize (Medicine) for his work on HBV and Aa.
  • First HBV vaccine, plasma derived.

    First HBV vaccine, plasma derived.
  • HBV Recombinant DNA vaccine liscenced.

    HBV Recombinant DNA vaccine liscenced.