Pathogenesis, Immunology and Epidemiology of Veterinary Viruses—2nd Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 656
Special Issue Editor
Interests: foot-and-mouth disease virus; African swine fever virus; Seneca Valley virus; innate immune response; metabolism; pathogenesis; interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Veterinary viruses seriously harm the health of livestock, domestic animals and wildlife. Studies of these viruses mainly include virus-induced pathogenesis, immunity and epidemiology. As we know, almost two-thirds of the pathogens that cause diseases in humans (SARS-CoV-2, avian influenza virus, Ebola virus, etc.) are of animal origin. In addition to these zoonoses, some animal-species-specific viruses, such as African swine fever virus (ASFV), classical swine fever virus (CSFV), foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), etc., are also extremely important. The aim of this Special Issue is to publish original research papers or reviews concerning the pathogenesis, immunology and epidemiology of viruses in pigs or chickens.
Research areas include the following: findings on pathogenesis and epidemiology, both innate and adaptive immune responses, the immune escape of viruses; and virus–host interactions.
We invite you to share your recent findings through this Special Issue. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Huisheng Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- animals
- veterinary viruses
- pathogenesis
- epidemiology
- innate immune response
- adaptive immune response
- cross-species infection
- interaction
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