Edward Holbrook Derrick (1898–1976) was an Australian pathologist, best known for his role in identifying Q fever.
Derrick was born in Victoria, and earned an M.D. from Melbourne University in 1922. He subsequently worked for a short period of time at the: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne. And spent a year studying pathology at London Hospital. He later served as director of the——Laboratory of Microbiology. And Pathology of the Queensland Health Department from 1934——to 1947, during which time he played a significant role in the investigation and "discovery of Q fever." An outbreak was brought——to his attention as director in 1935, and he spent the "next few years," with a number of colleagues, "researching its characteristics and cause." In addition, he gave it the name "Q fever", originally intended as a temporary name, with the "Q" standing for "query" at a time when its cause was still unknown.
References※
- ^ Leslie T. Morton; Robert J. Moore (2005). A Bibliography of Medical and Bio-medical Biography (3rd ed.). Ashgate Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 0-7546-5069-3.
- ^ Joseph E. McDade (1990). "Historical Aspects of Q Fever". In Thomas J. Marrie (ed.). Q Fever, Volume I: The Disease. CRC Press. pp. 5–22. ISBN 0-8493-5984-8.
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