He discovered the virus along with colleagues and co-researchers Yvonne Barr and Bert Achong in the 1960s.
Later, Dr. Epstein expanded his work and furthered academic research into how the Epstein-Barr can link to cancer and other chronic conditions.
Dr. Epstein died Feb. 6 in London, but his specific cause of death was not released.
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