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Continuous and extensive surveillance with full genome sequencing is highly recommended. The objective of this study was to monitor AIV circulating in Egyptian poultry populations throughout 2024 using molecular surveillance and to detect genetic reassortment events. A total of 50 chicken flocks that exhibited respiratory symptoms from seven governorates in Egypt were tested for avian influenza H5, H9, Infectious Bronchitis virus (IBV), and Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) using real-time RT-PCR. Four flocks that tested positive for H5 (AN1, AN6, AN7, and AN8) and three flocks that tested positive for H9N2 (AN2, AN3, and AN4) were selected for isolation and full-genome sequencing. They were subjected to virus isolation in specific-pathogen-free (SPF) embryonated chicken eggs, and identification was done using real-time RT-PCR assay. The full-genome sequencing was performed using rapid barcoding from Oxford Nanopore Technologies. 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