Obituary: Vale: Associate Professor John W Tapsall AM

Authors

  • Athena Limnios Neisseria Reference Laboratory, WHO Collaborating Centre for STD, Sydney, Australia
  • Tiffany Hogan Neisseria Reference Laboratory, WHO Collaborating Centre for STD, Sydney, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2011.35.2

Abstract

25 February 1945 to 15 December 2010
Professor John Tapsall AM, a highly regarded medical microbiologist, sadly passed away on 15 December 2010, after a two year illness. He was a pioneer in recognising the need for laboratory-based surveillance with other measures to monitor disease and its therapeutic treatment as a means of controlling and managing disease. His acheivements included the formation of the National Neisseria Network (NNN), Australia.

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Published

01/03/11

How to Cite

Limnios, Athena, and Tiffany Hogan. 2011. “Obituary: Vale: Associate Professor John W Tapsall AM”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 35 (March):8-9. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2011.35.2.

Issue

Vol. 35 (2011)

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Editorial

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