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Born this day, Luc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causing AIDS, the disease with
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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Born this day, Luc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causing AIDS, the disease with. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089898
South African History Online (2012) 'Born this day, Luc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causing AIDS, the disease with', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089898 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Born this day, Luc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causing AIDS, the disease with [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089898, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Born this day, Luc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causing AIDS, the disease with." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089898. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Born this day, Luc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causing AIDS, the disease with." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089898.
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