Manju Maharjan

Dr. Manju Maharjan


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 November 2025 in Viruses
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PKPragya Koirala
Pragya Koirala
MMManju Maharjan
Manju Maharjan
SKSharmila Chapagain Kafle
Sharmila Chapagain Kafle
BSBarun Kumar Sharma
Barun Kumar Sharma
TSTirumala Bharani K Settypalli
Tirumala Bharani K Settypalli
WDWilliam Dundon
William Dundon
Samples collected from two avian influenza outbreaks in Bagmati Province in central Nepal between January and March 2023 were positive for H5N1. Full genomes were generated for both viruses, which revealed that one of the viruses was very similar to clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 identified in Bangladesh in 2021/2022. The second virus was a reassortant H5N1 virus consisting of four genes (HA, NA, NP, and M) originating from a clade 2.3.2.1a H5N1 and the remaining four genes (NS, PB1, PB2, and PA) originating from a 2.3.4.4b H5N1. Notably, this second virus had a high identity with 2.3.2.1a clade viruses identified in humans and cats in India in 2024–2025. These are the first full genome sequences of H5N1 avian influenza viruses from Nepal and given the recent human infections by 2.3.2.1a H5N1 viruses in the region, these data will be of interest to both public health and veterinary authorities.