Detection and Identification of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 1609
Special Issue Editors
Interests: virus discovery; viral diversity and evolution; coronavirus; emerging pathogens
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Interests: enterovirus; virus–host interaction; pathogenic mechanism; antiviral
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The frequent emergence and re-emergence of viral epidemics have become a severe threat to public health worldwide. Among these, the prominent emerging pathogen SARS-CoV-2 has had a significant impact in recent years. Concurrently, various pathogens have emerged alongside or followed the COVID-19 epidemic, including both emerging and re-emerging pathogens, such as the mpox virus, dengue virus, adenovirus, enterovirus, and so on. The alternating epidemics and co-epidemics of pathogens, including new strains, mutants, and different serotypes, underscore the importance of enhancing the detection and identification of pathogens. Investigating the discovery, classification, and characterization of pathogens forms the foundation for understanding their prevalence, evolution, transmission, and pathogenicity, thereby providing etiological and epidemiological information for the prevention and control of related diseases.
This Special Issue focuses on the detection and identification of emerging and re-emerging pathogens, encompassing clinical pathogens, zoonotic pathogens, vector-borne pathogens, and more. It aims to enhance our understanding of the genomics, epidemiology, evolution, and pathogenicity of these pathogens, and contribute to their prevention.
Prof. Dr. Xing-Yi Ge
Dr. Ye Qiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- virus
- pathogen discovery
- genomic epidemiology
- intra- and cross-species transmission
- zoonosis
- evolution and phylogeny
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