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. 2021 Oct;83(4):496-522.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.08.029. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

Evidence of the reduction of acute circulating communicable viruses during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in London

Alexandra Bramley  1 , Tim Crocker-Buque  2 , Judith Breuer  3 , Tabitha W Mahungu  2
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Evidence of the reduction of acute circulating communicable viruses during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in London

Alexandra Bramley et al. J Infect. 2021 Oct.
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A graph showing the monthly number of positive enteric virus tests between April 2019 and March 2021 at Great Ormond Street and Royal Free Hospitals.
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A graph showing the monthly number of positive respiratory virus tests from April 2019 to February 2021 at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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