The Molecular Evolution and Epidemiology of Virus Infections in Humans and Animals
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 2485
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding the epidemiology of a novel virus can be uniquely challenging, as the animal reservoir may be unknown, and the ecology of the reservoir may be poorly understood. Emerging virus epidemiology, therefore, requires intelligent interdisciplinary efforts in virology, ecology, evolution, molecular biology, epidemiology, and more.
This Special Issue of Microorganisms will include articles demonstrating novel methods for understanding the epidemiology and evolution of viruses. Of special interest are studies which incorporate interdisciplinary methods to understand the origins of novel zoonoses, the impact of host–pathogen co-evolution on transmission, and the evolutionary ecology of viral transmission in reservoirs and spillover hosts. Studies performed in human and animal subjects, in silico analyses that provide new insights into the field, and systematic reviews and theory papers that offer clarity on the state of the field and its future are all welcome.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Andrew J. Bennett
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- virus epidemiology
- virus evolution
- One Health
- zoonoses
- disease ecology
- virus transmission
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