| Date | 1835 |
| Author | Owen |
| Contribution | Described Trichinella spiralis in human muscle. |
| Reference | Garrison & Morton |
| Notes | Richard (later Sir Richard) Owen named the parasite Trichina spiralis. It was later named Trichinella. See Campbell, W. C. Bull. Hist. Med. 53: 520-552, 1979. See Chapter 1 in Campbell, W. C. Trichinella and Trichinosis. Plenum, 1983. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Helminths |
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