Emergence of COVID-19 in Sicily and the intersection with the 2019-2020 influenza epidemic.
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Keywords

SARS-CoV-2
Influenza
Molecular surveillance
Italy
Sicily

Abstract

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https://doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2021.62.1.1870
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