Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases, 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is the continuation of our previous Special Issues, "Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases" and “Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases, 2nd Edition”.

Based on the number of animals, poultry represents the largest domestic animal stock in the world, and poultry eggs and meat supply affordable high-quality protein. Poultry husbandry, especially on a small scale, is efficient and renewable and can provide a ready source of nutrition and income. However, poultry diseases caused by various strains of pathogens, such as avian influenza, Newcastle disease, salmonellosis, and parasitic and fungal pathogens, can cause significant economic losses and even lead to life-threatening disease in animals and humans. Therefore, understanding poultry pathogens and effective strategies for preventing and controlling avian diseases are critical for protecting animals and people.

Poultry diseases, being very complex in nature, are a constant threat to poultry health and production. They can have transboundary characteristics, i.e., they can easily spread across borders through different routes (wild birds, trade, fomites) and can have a high socio-economic impact, affecting livelihoods in both poor and rich countries. Some pathogens are zoonotic and therefore have pandemic potential. Because of their importance, major poultry diseases (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI), Newcastle Disease (ND), Infectious Bronchitis (IB), Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT), Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), Duck Virus Hepatitis (DVH), Turkey Rhinotracheitis (TRT), Avian Chlamydiosis, Mycoplasma Gallisepticum, Mycoplasma Synoviae, Fowl Typhoid, Pullorum Disease) are listed by the World Organization for Animal Health (https://www.woah.org/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_standards/tahm/A_summry.htm). The detection of these diseases in a country, region, or continent will require the implementation of compulsory control measures, which highly affect the poultry industry. Due to their high mortality and decreases in production (of eggs and meat), they cause huge economic losses for poultry producers, thus impeding the trade and marketing of foods of animal origins. To alleviate these detrimental effects, highly focused research is needed.

The Special Issue, entitled " Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases, 3rd Edition", aims to increase our knowledge by sharing the latest research in these areas. Its focal points include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Works on avian diseases that are relevant to etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, control and eradication; 
• Basic or clinical research on poultry pathogens and avian diseases from various disciplines including microbiology, immunology, pathology, and epidemiology, including molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic relationships as well as host–pathogen interaction;
• Zoonotic pathogen and disease spread between poultry and people;
• Reemerging and emerging infectious poultry pathogens and diseases;
• Experimental novel disease prevention strategies;
• Therapy alternatives to conventional medications such as probiotics, prebiotics and natural antimicrobials.

Reviews, original research articles, and short communications are welcome to be submitted.

Prof. Dr. Renfu Yin
Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Dodovski
Guest Editors

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• poultry pathogens
• poultry diseases
• avian viruses and diseases

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