Diagnosis of Influenza A Virus: Current Molecular Tools

Future VirologyVol. 18, No. 11 EditorialDiagnosis of influenza A virus: current molecular toolsSanjit Boora‡, Anish Khan‡ & Samander KaushikSanjit Boora‡ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4636-6759Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India‡These authors contributed equally to this workSearch for more papers by this author, Anish Khan‡ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5442-3103Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India‡These authors contributed equally to this workSearch for more papers by this author & Samander Kaushik *Author for correspondence: Tel.: +91 901 773 3717; E-mail Address: samanderkaushik@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4835-6383Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:16 Aug 2023https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2023-0091AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleKeywords: DiagnosisELISAH1N1H3N2Influenza A VirusLAMPRIDTsRT-PCRPapers of special note have been highlighted as: • of interest; •• of considerable interestReferences1. 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