Nanobiosensors for the Rapid Detection of Mosquito-Borne Viruses: Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors and Healthcare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 38
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Interests: diagnostic; HCV; HIV/HCV coinfection; HIV; infectious diseases; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; prevention; virology
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Dear Colleagues,
The main topic of this Special Issue is the urgent need for innovative strategies to address the global burden of mosquito-borne viral diseases. Infections caused by viruses such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis continue to pose significant public health challenges worldwide. Rapid, reliable, and accessible diagnostic tools are essential to support timely interventions, surveillance, and control measures. This Special Issue seeks to provide a platform for interdisciplinary research that bridges virology, nanotechnology, engineering, and public health. By showcasing the latest developments and encouraging contributions from diverse scientific fields, the collection aims to advance the understanding, prevention, and management of mosquito-borne viral infections on a global scale.
Mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), yellow fever virus (YFV), West Nile virus (WNV), and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), represent a persistent and expanding global health threat. Rapid, sensitive, and specific detection tools are critical to guide timely public health interventions, particularly in endemic regions and during outbreaks. Nanobiosensors (biosensing platforms incorporating nanomaterials or nanotechnology-derived components) offer unique advantages for viral detection, including enhanced sensitivity, multiplexing capabilities, miniaturization, and potential integration into point-of-care devices. This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in nanobiosensor development for the detection of mosquito-borne viruses, encompassing novel nanomaterials (e.g., nanoparticles, nanotubes, quantum dots, nanowires), innovative transduction strategies (electrochemical, optical, piezoelectric, and others), and integration with microfluidic or lab-on-a-chip systems. Topics will also cover the translation of these technologies into field-deployable formats, challenges related to biosensor stability and specificity, and the role of artificial intelligence and data analytics in enhancing detection accuracy. By bringing together interdisciplinary contributions from nanotechnology, virology, engineering, and public health, this Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge strategies and foster collaborations toward next-generation diagnostic tools for effective surveillance and control of mosquito-borne viral diseases.
Dr. Daniel Sepúlveda-Crespo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence in viral detection
- diagnostic performance
- microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip
- mosquito-borne viruses
- nanobiosensors
- nanotechnology
- point-of-care diagnostics
- Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)
- Dengue virus (DENV)
- Zika virus (ZIKV)
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