Pathogens of Companion Animals in a Changing World: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Infection Control
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 126
Editors
Interests: companion animals; veterinary diagnostics; veterinary science; virology; wildlife; zoonotic diseases
Interests: companion animals; next-generation sequencing; veterinary diagnostics; vector-borne diseases; veterinary science; wildlife; zoonotic diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Companion animals are in close contact with human populations worldwide, creating a critical interface for infectious disease transmission and public health risk. Climate change, cross-border pet movement, and emerging vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens have increased challenges in disease surveillance, diagnosis, and clinical care. Under the One Health framework, understanding pathogen distribution, evolution, and transmission dynamics is essential to improve animal health and reduce cross-species infection risks.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the molecular epidemiology, diagnosis, and infection prevention and control of pathogens in companion animals. It welcomes high-quality original research, reviews, and clinical studies focusing on pathogen detection, molecular surveillance, diagnostic innovation, strategies of infection prevention and control, and zoonotic risk evaluation.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Molecular detection and genotyping of infectious pathogens in companion animals;
- Molecular epidemiology and transmission dynamics of viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections;
- Vector-borne diseases and their epidemiological monitoring;
- Clinical diagnosis, treatment, and integrated management of infectious diseases;
- Zoonotic risks and One Health strategies for companion animal pathogens.
Dr. Andrea Balboni
Dr. Veronica Facile
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- companion animals
- diagnosis
- infectious pathogens
- molecular epidemiology
- zoonoses
- vector-borne diseases
- antimicrobial resistance
- One Health
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