Smith, Andrewes, and Laidlaw isolated the influenza A virus in ferrets in 1933.
Notes on verification
Well-documented historical scientific milestone corroborated by peer-reviewed virology literature, CDC historical timelines, and the original 1933 Lancet publication.
Sources
- Influenza Historic Timeline 1930 and Beyond | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDC (archive.cdc.gov)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2557955/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(00)78541-2/fulltext (thelancet.com)