Special Issue "Virology Applications to COVID-19 Pandemic"
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2023 | Viewed by 20416
Special Issue Editors

Interests: epidemiology; molecular epidemiology; phylogenetics; phylodynamics; phylogeography; transmission networks; transmission dynamics; public health; HIV; HBV

Interests: virology; AIDS/HIV; STIs; hepatitis; molecular epidemiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In December 2019, a new respiratory disease was described in Wuhan, China that was found to be caused by a novel corona virus named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 has caused a devastating pandemic associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates, and with serious consequences in global health and economy. Globally as of 18 March, 2021, there have been 120,915,219 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,674,078 deaths. The virus is highly transmissible, with a basic reproduction number approximately equal to 2.5, and during the first 15 months of its expansion, the virus has caused several pandemic waves across different geographic areas. The risk of severe disease increases significantly with age, and the central focus of public health measures is to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission and the fatality of the disease. This aim will be accomplished by keeping the case burden of COVID-19 patients within the treatment capacity of the healthcare system. Therefore, it is of importance to know the burden of COVID-19 and COVID-19 related diseases, as well as the healthcare burden in different countries. We are seeking contributions that will address COVID-19-related diseases and the healthcare burden, building on information of the pandemic’s prevalence and incidence. Investigations on viral pathogenesis and the clinical aspects of virus infection are also welcome, as well as relevant epidemiological findings.
Dr. Evangelia Georgia Kostaki
Dr. Dimitrios Paraskevis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- SARS-CoV-2
- COVID-19
- Disease burden
- Healthcare burden
- Public health measures
- Prevalence
- Incidence
- Epidemiology
- Clinical aspects
- Viral pathogenesis
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.
1. Tentative Title: Applications of molecular epidemiology studies in the era of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Authors: Evangelia Kostaki, Dimitrios Paraskevis et al
2. Tentative title: Effect of vaccination on post-COVID conditions: A literature review.
Authors: Andreas Tofarides, Eirini Christaki, Haralampos Milionis, Georgios Nikolopoulos
3. Tentative title: to be decided.
Authors: Andreas Chrysostomou et al.
4. Tentative title: to be decided.
Authors: Molly Skoura et al.
5. Tentative title: to be decided.
Authors: Apostolos Beloukas et al.