Special Issue "Oncogenic Viruses in Animals"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal welfare; disease ecology; fibropapillomatosis; marine mammals; molecular diagnostics; pathology; sea turtles; toxicology; viruses; wildlife epidemiology
Interests: animal health; fibropapillomatosis; field studies; harmful algal blooms; marine turtles; nesting biology; toxicology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oncogenic viruses are important pathogens causing significant morbidity, mortality, and economic loss that are widespread in farm, companion, and wild animals. These viruses are associated with many animal diseases, including bovine papilloma virus, feline leukemia, sea turtle fibropapillomatosis, Marek’s disease in chickens, enzootic bovine leukosis, urogenital carcinoma in sea lions, and avian leukosis. Many of these diseases are caused by oncogenic DNA and RNA viruses or retroviruses that stimulate cell proliferation and cause tumors and cancers through different mechanisms that depend on varying host factors. Research on these diseases includes mechanistic investigations on pathogenesis; applied research on vaccines, treatments, and drug development; and epidemiological and ecological disease studies to understand the long-term consequences of infection and disease within populations. These diseases also provide important models for studies of oncogenic viruses in humans; studying them has led to improved methods of cancer control and prophylaxis. This Special Issue of Animals will provide an overview of the latest advances in the study of oncogenic viruses in animals. We invite authors to submit original research papers that address specific developments in our understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and disease ecology of oncogenic viruses in farm, companion, and wildlife animal species. Topics may include, but are not limited to, factors influencing the susceptibility of individuals to pathogens; the demographic, ecological, and economic consequences of infection; and individual heterogeneity in the acquisition, progression and transmission of infection.
Dr. Annie Page-KarjianDr. Justin Perrault
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- cancer
- infectious neoplasia
- malignancy
- oncogenic viruses
- tumor viruses
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
- Title: Molecular assessment of chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 infection in green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles in North Carolina, USA, 2015–2019
- Authors: Annie Page-Karjian, Justin Perrault, Jeffrey Cartzendafner, Ashley Morgan, Branson Ritchie, Christopher R. Gregory, Maria Serrano, Emily Christiansen, Craig A. Harms
- Title: Comparison of novel chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) genomes from five fibropapillomatosis-afflicted sea turtle species: Chelonia mydas, Caretta caretta, Dermochelys coriacea, Lepidochelys olivacea, Lepidochelys kempii
- Authors: Liam Whitmore, Jessica Farrell, Kelsey Yetsko, Christine E. Schnitzler, Whitney Crowder, Annie Page-Karjian, David J. Duffy
- Title: Otarine herpesvirus-1 in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)
- Lead author: Alissa Deming
- Title: Reduced T-cell immunity in free-ranging green turtles (Chelonia mydas) with fibropapillomatosis
- Authors: Justin Perrault, Milton Levin, Cody R. Mott, Michael J. Bresette, Nicole I. Stacy, Annie Page-Karjian
- Title: Fibropapillomatosis and chelonid herpesvirus 5 in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Queensland, Australia
- Lead author: Karina Jones