Dispersal, adaptation and persistence of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica
Augustin Clessin, Marius Brusselmans, Samuel Leandro Hong, J Tornos, Mathilde Lejeune, Yucai Shao, François‐Xavier Briand, Célia Abolnik, Benjamin Kaza, Marc A. Suchard, Begoña Aguado, Antonio Alcamı́, Christophe Barbraud, Martin Beer, Ashley Bennison, , Guy Baele
This study tracks the spread and evolution of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica, revealing long-distance dispersal and mammalian-adaptive mutations.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology