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𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟯:In 1973, Thomas A. Miller of the University of Glasgow Vet School, had his canine hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum) vaccine approved for commerical use in the US. Though discontinued in 1975, Miller's work has informed hookworm vaccine research to this day! @BAVet_Parasitol 
- Image references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancylosto…; theses.gla.ac.uk/73163/1/106475…;
- References: tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.416…; academic.oup.com/cid/article/46…; https://t.co/FIP0lm4fOy
- References: tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.416…; academic.oup.com/cid/article/46…; https://t.co/FIP0lm4fOy
𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟰: In Oct '73, Dr Dan Jones of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami introduced Acanthamoeba spp. as a human ocular pathogen to a meeting of the Ocular Microbiology & Immunology Group in the USA. Months later, in 1974, Nagington et al. would publish the 1st case studies
