Frank John Fenner was an Australian virologist whose career is marked by two major achievements, his role in overseeing the global eradication of smallpox and his earlier work on controlling Australia's rabbit population through the deliberate introduction of the myxoma virus. His research shaped the modern understanding of how viruses evolve within a host population over time.
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His two greatest achievements are cited as overseeing the eradication of smallpox, and the attempted control of Australia's rabbit plague through the introduction of Myxoma virus.
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Frank John Fenner (21 December 1914-22 November 2010) was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology.
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