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Hemadsorption and Hemagglutination Inhibition, Page 1 of 2
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The insertion of viral proteins necessary for budding of virus from the cell membrane facilitates the binding of red blood cells (RBCs) to the infected cells. This process is referred to as hemadsorption, and the RBCs from several species can be used in this process. A wide variety of viruses have the ability to bind with and then agglutinate RBCs (hemagglutination). The most common use of the hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) test in laboratories today is for subtyping of influenza virus isolates by state health department or World Health Organization-collaborating influenza surveillance laboratories.