Diagnostic Insights and Pathophysiology of Animal Infectious Diseases
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 455
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue aims to integrate emerging knowledge on disease mechanisms with advances in diagnostic science. It will focus on highlighting host–pathogen interactions and how these interactions manifest through clinical, immunological, and pathological changes. The scope includes research on diagnostic advancement, host–pathogen dynamics, immune responses, vector-borne diseases, environmental contributors to disease, and translational applications that improve disease detection and management. The purpose is to bring together multidisciplinary work that enhances diagnostic accuracy and strengthens understanding of the biological basis of infectious diseases across animal species.
The theme of this Special Issue is ideal because infectious diseases are inherently complex, and meaningful progress depends on synthesising findings across pathology, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, and epidemiology. This topic is particularly timely due to rapid advances in molecular tools, growing interest in host susceptibility and immune mechanisms, and increased global attention to emerging infectious threats and their sustainable control. Recent developments, including improved proteomic, genomic, and metagenomic diagnostic platforms, make this an opportune moment to consolidate current knowledge and guide future research directions.
Dr. Noman Naseem
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- diagnostics
- susceptibility
- emerging
- host–pathogen
- translational
- vector-borne
- pathophysiology
- molecular
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