Dear Colleagues, 

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact societies across the globe two years after its emergence, it serves as a grim reminder of how viruses from animals can swiftly pass the species barrier to humans. These agents, also known as zoonotic pathogens, may be bacterial, viral, or parasitic and pose a significant public health issue around the world due to the intimate connection between humans and animals (wild, domestic, and companion). These can have dire economic impacts when they interfere with the manufacturing of animal products, international transactions, and transboundary movement and food trading.

This highlights the need to address health risks associated with zoonotic pathogens by closely monitoring the animal–human–environment interface from a ‘one health’ perspective.

Original manuscripts that address aspects of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases, particularly those of zoonotic origin, are invited for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. João R. Mesquita
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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• molecular biology
• zoonoses
• zoonosis