Derrick Baxby (1940 – 24 March 2017) was a British microbiologist and authority on Orthopoxviruses. [1] [2] He was a senior lecturer in medical microbiology at the University of Liverpool. [3]
He proposed that a presumed horsepox virus could be the long-sought ancestor of vaccinia. [4] In 1977, he reported 12 cases of cowpox occurring in England between 1965 and 1976. [4]
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Derrick Baxby (1940 – 24 March 2017) was a British microbiologist and authority on Orthopoxviruses. [1] [2] He was a senior lecturer in medical microbiology at the University of Liverpool. [3]
He proposed that a presumed horsepox virus could be the long-sought ancestor of vaccinia. [4] In 1977, he reported 12 cases of cowpox occurring in England between 1965 and 1976. [4]
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