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Hong Kong Flu Virus photograph, showing the virus magnified 500,000 times, is held by Joseph Hamvas and Dr. Nicholas A. Labzoffsky at the virus labora(...)

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Hong Kong Flu Virus photograph, showing the virus magnified 500,000 times, is held by Joseph Hamvas and Dr. Nicholas A. Labzoffsky at the virus labora(...)

Date1/9/1969

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Teskey, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Hong Kong Flu Virus photograph, showing the virus magnified 500,000 times, is held by Joseph Hamvas and Dr. Nicholas A. Labzoffsky at the virus laboratory of Ontario Department of Health where virus was first identified.

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