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. 2023 Apr 6;85(4):1329-1330.
doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000469. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Emergence BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 as newly identified omicron subvariants: current scenario and future outlook - an update

Shopnil Akash  1 , Md Rezaul Islam  1 , Kuldeep Dhama  2
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Emergence BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 as newly identified omicron subvariants: current scenario and future outlook - an update

Shopnil Akash et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .
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