Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted in nature between animals and humans, and can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, or prions. The ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 showed us the incredible epidemic/pandemic potential of zoonotic diseases which open important issues on preparedness but also biosafety and biosecurity. Moreover, most of the zoonotic diseases are emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Due to their rising importance for global health, the continuous gaining of knowledge on their transmission, immunopathogenesis, epidemiology, especially molecular epidemiology, clinical manifestations, potential chronic sequels, vaccines and therapeutics development is necessary.

This Special Issue is to disseminate new challenging research on different aspects of zoonotic infectious diseases. Of particular interest are studies that cover unreported, new aspects of zoonotic disease ecology, pathogenesis and immune response, phylogeny, replication and morphogenesis, epidemiology, vaccines, therapeutics, clinical aspects, and diagnosis, but also biosafety and biosecurity aspects and preparedness.

Prof. Dr. Alemka Markotic
Dr. Lidija Cvetko Krajinović
Dr. Ivan Christian Kurolt
Guest Editors

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