| Year | Event | Reference |
| 1979 |
First report of an etiologic agent of rhinotracheitis of turkey poults. |
Simmons et al (1979) Avian Dis. 1979, 23, 194–203. |
| 1980 | The primary etiological agent was confirmed to be of viral origin in South Africa in 1978 and was initially termed “Turkey Rhinotracheitis Virus” (TRTV). | Buys and Preez (1980) Turkeys 1980, 28, 36–46. |
| 1989 |
The isolation and attenuation of a virus causing rhinotracheitis in turkeys in South Africa. |
Buys et al (1989) Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 1989, 56, 87–98. |
Dr Buys (right) and Me - 2018, South Africa
