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- ↑ "The International Centre for Infectious Disease (ICID)". Life Science Association of Manitoba (LSAM). Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ "History – ICID – International Centre for Infectious Diseases". Family Health Helper. Retrieved 2013-07-15.