The Story behind the Science: On the discovery of respiratory syncytial virus

Arturo Casadevall; Philip R. Roane; Thomas Shenk; Bernard Roizman

doi:10.1128/mbio.03074-24

The Story behind the Science: On the discovery of respiratory syncytial virus

Arturo Casadevall
, Philip R. Roane
, Thomas Shenk
, Bernard Roizman

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was discovered in 1956 by the laboratory of Robert Chanock after its isolation from children with upper respiratory infections. Here, we review the events leading to its discovery including its prior isolation as chimpanzee coryza virus and its subsequent association with human disease.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	mBio
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03074-24
State	Published - Mar 2025

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RSV
discovery
respiratory viruses

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Microbiology
Virology

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