Evolutionary Trajectories and Multi-lineage Circulation of H5N1 Virus in Multiple Host Interfaces from India: Insights from the Hemagglutinin Gene
Background: H5N1 influenza virus circulates across multiple avian and mammalian hosts, creating genetically diverse lineages at wildlife-livestock interfaces. Aims: This study assessed hemagglutinin (HA) gene diversity and evolutionary relationships among H5N1 viruses detected in non-human animal hosts in India. Met...