Infection Immunity, Diagnosis and Prevention of Avian Influenza
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2025 | Viewed by 744
Special Issue Editors
Interests: avian influenza; virus; poultry immunity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce an upcoming Special Issue on ‘Infection Immunity, Diagnosis, and Prevention of Avian Influenza’. Avian influenza continues to be a significant global health threat with the potential to cause widespread outbreaks in both animals and humans. The immune response to avian influenza viruses is complex, involving both innate and adaptive immunity. Key areas of interest include the mechanisms by which various avian influenza virus strains evade immune detection and the differential host immune response to virus infection. In addition, there is a increasing need for improved diagnostic tools that can rapidly detect avian influenza viruses, especially in resource-limited settings where timely and accurate diagnosis is critical for outbreak control. The development of vaccines and antiviral agents that provide broad protection against various avian influenza strains remains a top priority for researchers and public health officials. This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research in these areas to improve our understanding and management of avian influenza.
We invite submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics related to avian influenza:
- Molecular and cellular mechanisms of infection: Understanding how avian influenza viruses infect host cells, replicate, and cause disease, with a focus on virus–host interactions and immune modulation.
- Immunity to avian influenza: Investigations into the immune response to infection, including the roles of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, antibodies, and the cytokine response.
- Cross-species transmission and evolution: Research on how avian influenza viruses evolve and adapt to new hosts.
- Diagnostic technologies for avian influenza: Advances in molecular, serological, and imaging-based diagnostic methods for detecting avian influenza in poultry and wildlife, including rapid and field-based testing techniques.
- Vaccine development and prevention strategies: Novel approaches to developing vaccines that provide broad protection against diverse avian influenza strains.
- Surveillance and epidemiology: Global surveillance strategies to monitor avian influenza outbreaks, track virus spread, and assess risk factors for new outbreaks.
We encourage original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that address these key areas. Contributions that bring new insights into avian influenza’s immunology, diagnosis, and prevention are particularly welcome.
Dr. Manman Dai
Dr. Jiayun Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- avian influenza
- immune response
- virus–host interactions
- diagnostic methods
- vaccine development
- zoonotic transmission
- epidemiology
- surveillance
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