Rodent-Borne Viruses and Diseases
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2023) | Viewed by 2077
Special Issue Editors
Interests: arenavirus; rodent-borne diseases; viral hemorrhagic fevers
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Interests: hantavirus; rodent-borne diseases; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rodents are the most diverse order of mammals, showing a distinct life history trait, and serve as important reservoirs for many pathogens, with or without zoonotic potential. Rodent-borne viruses are a heterogenous group of viruses associated with different species of rodents. In the last few years, many distinct species of rodent-associated viruses have been recognized in other taxa of hosts, including bats, fishes, snakes, and other reptiles. Attention has been directed toward those related to human disease worldwide, mainly to members of the Arenaviridae and Hantaviridae families, responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. However, a wide range of other rodent-associated viruses, including members of the Poxiviridae family, hepatitis E virus, flaviviruses, coronaviruses, encephalomyocarditis virus, influenza A virus and others, are of increasing importance for researchers in the field.
This Special Issue aims to cover the whole spectrum of research focused on rodent-borne viruses detected not only in rodents but in other host species. We welcome but are not restricted to eco-epidemiological studies; descriptions of new viruses; studies on virus–host interactions; studies on the ecological processes involved in virus diversity and host adaptation; studies on the evolutionary processes in viruses and rodents and other animal reservoirs; and research on the spillover from infected animal species to humans and animal models for studying rodent-borne viruses.
Dr. Jorlan Fernandes
Dr. Renata Carvalho De Oliveira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rodent-borne viruses
- Hantaviridae
- Arenaviridae
- Poxviridae
- zoonosis
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