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. 2021 Jul;93(7):4099-4101.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26964. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Where have all the viruses gone? Disappearance of seasonal respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Julian W Tang  1 , Seweryn Bialasiewicz  2   3 , Dominic E Dwyer  4 , Meik Dilcher  5 , Raymond Tellier  6 , Janette Taylor  4 , Harry Hua  5 , Lance Jennings  5 , Jen Kok  4 , Avram Levy  7 , David Smith  7 , Ian G Barr  8 , Sheena G Sullivan  8
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Where have all the viruses gone? Disappearance of seasonal respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Julian W Tang et al. J Med Virol. 2021 Jul.
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Weekly seasonal respiratory virus cases in Southern Hemisphere locations: Perth, Western Australia (Source: Co‐authors Avram Levy, David Smith) (A), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Source: Co‐authors Jen Kok, Janette Taylor) (B), Canterbury, New Zealand (Source: Co‐authors Meik Dilcher, Harry Hua, Lance Jennings) (C). Note the predominance of rhinovirus and the reduced incidence of the other noninfluenza seasonal respiratory viruses.
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