Bat-Borne Viruses Research
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 28977
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bat and rodent virus discovery; virus isolation; virus–host interaction; viral pathogenesis; viral ecology; emerging infectious diseases; attenuated and inactivated vaccines
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bats, uniquely capable of self-powered flight, are the second most diverse mammalian order, with more than 1,400 species on Earth. More than 64 million years of adaptive evolution have endowed bats with specific characteristics including longevity, social roosting, and immune system, which also shape an ideal reservoir for viruses. During the past few decades, research mainly focused on bat-borne virus discovery which was reactive because of human and/or animal disease outbreak investigation. The fields of bat virus pathology, ecology, and molecular biology are still nascent, with many questions largely unexplored, hence hindering our ability to prepare for the future viral outbreaks. In this Special Issue, we welcome researchers to share their results about bat-borne virome, virus pathology, ecology, and molecular biology study for collaboration in fighting future bat virus outbreaks.
Prof. Dr. Xinglou Yang
Dr. Ben Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bat virome
- virus discovery
- virus ecology
- coronavirus
- filovirus
- paramyxovirus