Box.

Viral research and diagnostic laboratories (VRDLs) involved in the study

1. Government Medical College (GMC), Amritsar

2. Bangalore Medical College and Research Institut (BMCRI), Bangaluru

3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal

4. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar

5. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

6. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Dibrugarh

7. National Institute for Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur

8. Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College, Jaipur

9. ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata

10. King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow

11. ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), New Delhi

12. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Port Blair

13. Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar

14. Government Medical College (GMC), Theni

15. Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati

16. Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal