John Burns Brooksby

John Burns Brooksby CBE FRS FRSE (25 December 1914 – 17 December 1998) was a Scottish veterinarian, animal physiologist and veterinary virologist. He was a recognised expert on serology and especially foot-and-mouth disease, and identified and categorised the majority of its known forms. His advice was taken on an international level, and he played a significant role in disease control in Africa and the Middle East.

He was responsible for the control of the spread of this disease at international level.^[1]

^ Sellers, RF (2007). "John Burns Brooksby CBE: 25 December 1914 – 17 December 1998". Biogr. Mem. Fellows R. Soc. 53: 77–92. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2007.0002. PMID 18543463.

[mem-1] Sellers, RF (2007). "John Burns Brooksby CBE: 25 December 1914 – 17 December 1998". Biogr. Mem. Fellows R. Soc. 53: 77–92. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2007.0002. PMID 18543463.

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