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Patrick Mileto

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationORCID 0000-0002-8249-722XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Matthew J. NeaveiD· 2 shared Amy McMahon· 1 shared Andrew Hughes· 1 shared Axel CollingiD· 1 shared Birgita HanseniD· 1 shared Carlie Soul· 1 shared David B. Boyle· 1 shared David T. WilliamsiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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First detected incursions of avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b into mainland Australia from the Southern Ocean

Matthew J. Neave, Sam Hair, Patrick Mileto, Jackie E. Mahar, Vittoria Stevens, Kelly Davies, Mark O'Dea, Sadia Iqbal, Jamie Ong, Andrew Hughes, Jianning Wang, Nathan Fox, Jodie C. Crowder, Donna Gillies, Jeff Butler, , Frank Y. K. Wong

The paper reports the first detection of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in mainland Australia from seabirds, tracing the viruses to Heard Island via phylogenetic analysis and highlighting the risk of mainland establishment.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Migratory bird and marine mammal surveillance fails to find evidence for an HPAI H5N1 2.3.4.4b incursion into Australia in 2025

Michelle Wille, Tobias A. Ross, Robyn Atkinson, David B. Boyle, Maureen Christie, Meagan Dewar, Tegan K. Douglas, Rachael B. Gray, Birgita Hansen, Rosalind E. Jessop, L C Kidd, Ila Marks, Patrick Mileto, Eric Miller, Matthew J. Neave, , Marcel Klaassen

The study conducted migratory bird and marine mammal surveillance in 2025 and found no evidence of HPAI H5N1 2.3.4.4b in Australia, though low pathogenicity avian influenza was detected.

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology