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. [tier=silver indep_score=1.0 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday | framework convergence=partial on Historical record of the 1933 Lancet publication 'A Virus Obtained from Influenza Patients' (upstreams: Smith, Andrewes, Laidlaw original 1933 Lancet paper, CDC historical timeline, virology history reviews) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Influenza Historic Timeline 1930 and Beyond | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDC (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2557955/ (corroboration)
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(00)78541-2/fulltext (corroboration)