Matteo Iervolino

This study tracks the spread and evolution of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica, revealing long-distance dispersal and mammalian-adaptive mutations.

The paper reports mass penguin mortality in Antarctica due to avian cholera, not H5N1 HPAIV, highlighting the need to consider avian cholera in differential diagnoses.

This study compares the attachment and replication efficiency of a 2022 H5N1 avian influenza virus with a 2005 strain in human respiratory epithelium, finding the 2022 virus replicates more efficiently.

This study reports H5 HPAIV causing high mortality in skuas in Antarctica, highlighting risks to their populations and potential role in virus spread.