The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the 2017 Pathogens Best Paper Awards, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Lawrence S. Young.

The following two papers, in no particular order, have won the first prize of 2019 Pathogens Best Paper Awards:

Modeling HSV-1 Latency in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neurons
Pathogens 2017, 6(2), 24; doi: 10.3390/pathogens6020024
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/6/2/24

Is Toxoplasma gondii a Trigger of Bipolar Disorder?
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 3; doi: 10.3390/pathogens6010003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/6/1/3

The following two papers, in no particular order, have won the second prize of 2019 Pathogens Best Paper Awards:

Evolution and Divergence of H3N8 Equine Influenza Viruses Circulating in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2015
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 6; doi: 10.3390/pathogens6010006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/6/1/6

Interactions between Neutrophils and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 10; doi: 0.3390/pathogens6010010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/6/1/10

The four winners will receive a certificate and an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2020, after peer-review and processing. Each winner will additionally receive a bonus based on the award class:

First Award: 500 CHF each
Second Award: 300 CHF each

Please join us in congratulating the authors who have won the Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors for your continued support of Pathogens.

Kind regards,
Pathogens Editorial Office