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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Frank Macfarlane Burnet.jpg — Faingold, Denver, PDM-owner.","cite":"\"Macfarlane Burnet\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/macfarlane-burnet. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T09:30:00Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/macfarlane-burnet","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/macfarlane-burnet","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/macfarlane-burnet?lang=ne"}}