Walter Plowright dies at 86; invented vaccine that eliminated serious cattle disease
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 02:14
in Health & Medicine
Plowright, a British veterinarian, is often called a hero of the 20th century for his role in eliminating rinderpest, a virus that caused catastrophic disaster in Africa. Dr. Walter Plowright, the British veterinarian often called one of the "heroes of the 20th century" because of the massive increase in meat and dairy products resulting from his invention of a vaccine that has almost...