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. 2021 May 28;70(21):794-795.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7021a3.

Notes from the Field: Impact of the COVID-19 Response on Scale-Up of HIV Viral Load Testing - PEPFAR-Supported Countries, January-June 2020

Shirley Lee Lecher, Mary Naluguza, Christina Mwangi, Jonathan N'tale, Dianna Edgil, George Alemnji, Heather Alexander

Notes from the Field: Impact of the COVID-19 Response on Scale-Up of HIV Viral Load Testing - PEPFAR-Supported Countries, January-June 2020

Shirley Lee Lecher et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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HIV viral load testing, by specimen type — Uganda,, October 2019–September 2020 * Data were obtained from the Uganda viral load dashboard (https://vldash.cphluganda.org). † Stay-at-home order was declared by the government of Uganda on April 1, 2020, and included closure of borders, curfew, restriction of nonessential services, and restriction of public transportation.
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