Coronavirus Infections in Animals, and Emergence of Variants of Concern
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 10965
Special Issue Editor
2. Novasenta Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Interests: coronaviruses; SARS-CoV; MERS-CoV; SARS-CoV2; coronaviruses host; host genetic diversity, evolution, and epidemiology of coronaviruses; immune pathogenesis; cytokine storms; COVID-19; SARS-CoV2 variants; B.1.617.2 (Delta); B.1.1.529 (Omicron)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Three pandemics in humans caused by virulent coronaviruses (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and current ongoing SARS-COV-2) occurred within a decade of each other. Their ancestors may all be traced back to animals. To prepare for the possible emergence of novel coronaviruses and to accelerate the development of their prevention and control, it is critical to gain insight into the mechanisms of genomic diversity and mutations, the animal immune system and coronavirus reservoir, the evolutionary process of cross-species transmission, and the emergence of concerning variants, among other things.
In the case of SARS-CoV-2, this is a major issue in that we didn’t know concurrent answer, who the intermediate host is and how SARS-CoV2 is transmitted, how animals favor different coronaviruses, and what their mechanism is, but there is no correlation between the coronavirus pandemic and its influence on society.
As a result, the purpose of this Special Issue is to collect publications (reviews, research articles, and brief communications, among others) on the animal reservoir, host genetic diversity, evolution, and epidemiology of coronaviruses, with a focus on their variations. This coronavirus still has many unknowns and intriguing qualities. We welcome submissions from a variety of disciplines, such as veterinary sciences, evolution and genetics, biomedical science, and virology, on topics such as forecasting future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks, discovering new strains in animals and humans, and identifying mutations that alter virulence or transmissibility.
Dr. Sanjay Rathod
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coronaviruses
- SARS-CoV
- MERS-CoV
- SARS-CoV2
- coronaviruses host
- host genetic diversity, evolution, and epidemiology of coronaviruses
- immune pathogenesis
- cytokine storms
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV2 variants
- B.1.617.2 (Delta)
- B.1.1.529 (Omicron)
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