Ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2: Latest variant KP.2 is on the rise

Balamurugan Shanmugaraj

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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6) :241 -242. DOI: 10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_341_24

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Ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2: Latest variant KP.2 is on the rise

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