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. 2021 Aug;83(2):e25-e26.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.02.026. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

SARS-CoV-2 was already in circulation in Northern Cyprus in the prepandemic period

Buket Baddal  1 , Aysegul Bostanci  2 , Kaya Suer  3 , Tamer Sanlidag  4
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SARS-CoV-2 was already in circulation in Northern Cyprus in the prepandemic period

Buket Baddal et al. J Infect. 2021 Aug.
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Keywords: COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2; Epidemiology; Prepandemic period; RT-PCR.

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Fig. 1
Selection of respiratory samples for retrospective SARS-CoV-2 testing.
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Fig. 2
Amplification plot for the SARS-CoV-2 positive patient sample by RT-PCR. Curve designation; patient: patient sample, PC: positive control, NC: negative control.
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