Transboundary Spread and Ecological Drivers of HPAI H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b During the 2022–2023 Outbreak in Chile: An Integrated Genomic and Spatial Epidemiology Framework
The 2022–2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Chile caused extensive mortality in wild birds, domestic poultry, and marine mammals, highlighting the rapid transboundary spread of this emerging pathogen in South America. However, the evolutionary and ecological processes shaping viral dissem...