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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2026

Host Species Contribution to the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the 2024-2025 H5N1 Epidemic in Italy.

Enrico Savegnago, Lara Cavicchio, Marta Dianati, Angela Salomoni, Bianca Zecchin, Alessandro Sartori, Edoardo Giussani, Ana Moreno, Gianpiero Zamperin, Elisa Palumbo and 7 more

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Enrico SavegnagoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5067-2338
Lara CavicchioIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6464-5065
Marta DianatiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7689-8262
Angela SalomoniIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.
Bianca ZecchinIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9566-6531
Alessandro SartoriIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1237-3946
Edoardo GiussaniIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5066-9149
Ana MorenoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini" (IZSLER), Brescia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8497-9708
Gianpiero ZamperinIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0600-5163
Elisa PalumboIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5812-6760
Alessia SchivoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.
Annalisa SalviatoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.
Silvia OrmelliIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.
Maria VarottoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.
Calogero TerreginoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.
Isabella MonneIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-4689
Alice FusaroIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, (Padua), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8213-5472

Funding

FLU-SWITCH Era-Net ICRAD 862605MUR PE00000007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study uses a phylodynamic approach to investigate host species contribution in the spatiotemporal dynamics of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b identified during the 2024-2025 epidemic in Italy. Our findings revealed the key role of swans in the initial virus incursions, the central role of synanthropic bird species as the bridge hosts at the wild-domestic interface, and provided evidence of sustained circulation in both wild and domestic birds of viruses carrying mammalian-adaptive mutations. Overall, our results highlight a complex, multi-host transmission dynamic at the wildlife-domestic interface and underscore the value of a One Health, genomics-informed surveillance approach, explicitly including synanthropic species, to reconstruct transmission pathways and refine control strategies.

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EpidemicsInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeInfluenza in BirdsAnimalsAnimals, WildBirdsHumansItalyPhylogenySpatio-Temporal Analysis

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PMID42299833
PMCPMC13270350

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