Jerome Marot
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There appear to be some evidence that the virus was present in Europe earlier in 2019. Here a study from France:
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Evidence of early circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in France: findings from the population-based “CONSTANCES” cohort - European Journal of Epidemiology
Using serum samples routinely collected in 9144 adults from a French general population-based cohort, we identified 353 participants with a positive anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG test, among whom 13 were sampled between November 2019 and January 2020 and were confirmed by neutralizing antibodies testing...
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