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Also Known As Maurice Ralph Hilleman
Born August 30, 1919 • Miles City • Montana
Died April 11, 2005 (aged 85) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Subjects Of Study Marek’s disease • chickenpox • hepatitis A • hepatitis B • measles • meningitis • mumps • rubella • vaccine

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