What Is an Epstein-Barr Virus Infection (EBV Infection)? The virus was first discovered in 1964 when Sir Michael Anthony Epstein and Ms. Yvonne Barr found it in a Burkitt lymphoma cell line. In 1968, the virus was linked to the disease infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever).
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