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Objective: To investigate serologically the presence of avian influenza virus (AIV) in backyard chickens from Mandlhakazi district, South Mozambique. Methods: A total of 439 sera samples from unvaccinated and apparently healthy backyard chickens from 4 villages (Chidenguele, Macuacua, Chizavane, and Nwadja-hane) were tested for the presence of AIV antibodies through commercial enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) kit used according to manufacturer instructions. Results: Anti-AIV antibodies were detected in all villages surveyed. The overall sero-prevalence obtained was 32.6% (95% CI 28.2%–37.0%). The highest prevalence of 51.3% (95% CI 42.3%–60.2%) was recorded in Macuacua village, while the lowest prevalence of 13.0%(95%CI 6.2%–19.9%) was found in Chizavane village. The results of logistic regression analyses suggested that chicken being located in Chizavane and Macuacua villages were more unlikely for getting the virus exposure (P<0.05). Conclusions: Our findings suggested that AIV is widespread within backyard chickens in the studied villages. Further research is needed to identify the circulating virus ge-notypes and determine the potential role of backyard chickens in the zoonotic trans-mission of AIV in Mozambique.