In 1965, the "Australia antigen" (the surface antigen of HBV) was discovered by American physician Baruch S. Blumberg, sparking a wave of research into viral hepatitis.
1965 年，「澳洲抗原」（亦即 B 肝病毒的表面抗原）被美國布倫伯博士發現，開啟了病毒性肝炎的研究。