Neurotropic and Latent Viruses in Animal Hosts: Ecology, Persistence, and Zoonotic Potential
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: virology; HEV; negleceted and emerging viruses; zoonosis; public health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will bring together cutting-edge research articles on viruses that exhibit neurotropism or latency in domestic and wild animals. These viruses often persist silently within their hosts, occasionally reactivating or causing neurological disease, and some carry significant zoonotic potential. This Special Issue will highlight ecological drivers, molecular mechanisms, and surveillance strategies relevant to these pathogens from a One Health perspective.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Bornaviruses and their role in neurological disorders in animals;
- Porcine lymphotropic herpesviruses (PLHVs) and their implications for co-infections and xenotransplantation;
- Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in wildlife and livestock reservoirs;
- Herpesviruses with latent and neuroinvasive properties (e.g., EHV-1, BoHV-1, SuHV-1);
- Rabies virus and other Lyssaviruses in domestic and wild carnivores;
- West Nile virus and other flaviviruses with neurotropic behavior;
- Henipaviruses (Nipah, Hendra) and their emergence at wildlife–livestock interfaces;
- Canine distemper virus and its impact on wildlife conservation;
- Astroviruses with neuroinvasive potential;
- Host–virus interactions, immune evasion, and reactivation mechanisms;
- Zoonotic risk and One Health implications of neurotropic and latent viruses.
Dr. Jelena Prpić
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- herpesviruses
- One Health
- neurotropic viruses
- latent viruses
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