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Major breakthrough: Dr. Mohamed Karmali, left, and Martin Petric, a virologist, examine a sample at the Hospital for Sick Children. The two are part o(...)
Major breakthrough: Dr. Mohamed Karmali, left, and Martin Petric, a virologist, examine a sample at the Hospital for Sick Children. The two are part o(...)

Major breakthrough: Dr. Mohamed Karmali, left, and Martin Petric, a virologist, examine a sample at the Hospital for Sick Children. The two are part o(...)

Date12/7/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Major breakthrough: Dr. Mohamed Karmali, left, and Martin Petric, a virologist, examine a sample at the Hospital for Sick Children. The two are part of a team that has discovered a bacteria that can cause acute kidney failure in children. The discovery could lead to a vaccine to prevent the syndrome.
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