Emerging Zoonoses

Dear Colleagues,

The 9th International Conference on Emerging Zoonoses follows eight equally successful conferences, each of which provided an interdisciplinary forum for physicians, veterinarians, epidemiologists, immunologists, virologists, microbiologists, public health experts, and others concerned with the ever-increasing problems associated with the transmission of infectious diseases from animals to humans and the economic impact of transboundary diseases.

Outbreaks of previously unknown or forgotten zoonotic pathogens mean that we all remain vulnerable, and they will continue to be of great concern as they cause problems for animal and human health. The impact of zoonotic pathogens has been felt profoundly around the entire world with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In the last year, a re-emerging pathogen, monkeypox virus, has infected thousands of people worldwide, and, very recently, a multi-state outbreak of HPAI A(H5N1) bird flu in dairy cows has been reported in the US. There is no doubt that zoonotic pathogens will continue to pose significant challenges to global health security in the years to come. Our conference serves as a platform where we can all come together to better understand, address, discuss, and alleviate the risks associated with emerging zoonotic and transboundary disease threats.

While technological advances in diagnostics and improved surveillance have contributed to this rise in the detection of emerging infections, their surge in prevalence is also due to a combination of factors, such as expanded host ranges, alterations in the ecology of viral vectors and reservoirs, and changes in the dynamics of virus–host interactions. It is from this perspective that we invite you to contribute your most recent research findings/insights on this important topic.

Dr. Alessio Lorusso
Guest Editor

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