Emergence of influenza: Expecting the unexpected: 2013 Reginald Thomson Lecture

摘要

Dr. Reginald G. Thomson was the founding dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College and had an impressive career (1). After studying veterinary medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College, he obtained his PhD at Cornell University and in the same year, 1965, became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Dr. Thomson was a distinguished researcher and prolific writer. He published more than 60 research papers, mainly on pathology of respiratory disease, was editor of the Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine (now Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research), and wrote two textbooks, "General Veterinary Pathology" and "Special Veterinary Pathology." The latter formed the basis of the current textbook "Pathologic Basis of VeterinaryDisease" (2).