FLiRTing with danger: The emergence of the KP.2 Omicron variant

Yashu Yashu; Saumya Shukla; Honey Goel; Viney Chawla; Pooja A Chawla

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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (12) :571 -572. DOI: 10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_405_24

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FLiRTing with danger: The emergence of the KP.2 Omicron variant

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Yashu Yashu, Saumya Shukla, Honey Goel, Viney Chawla, Pooja A Chawla. FLiRTing with danger: The emergence of the KP.2 Omicron variant. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2024, 17 (12) : 571-572 DOI:10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_405_24

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