Viral Vector Vaccines: From Design to Clinical Implementation for Emerging Pathogens
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vaccine development; viral vector vaccines; emerging pathogens; poxviruses; influenza viruses; hantaviruses
Interests: hemorrhagic fever viruses; arenaviruses; lassa fever; host-virus interactions; innate immunity; viral pathogenesis and host defense
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Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decades, an alarming increase in the number of emerging and re-emerging viruses, many of them zoonotic, has been observed. Recent examples include Ebola virus, MERS-CoV, Chikungunya virus, SARS coronaviruses, influenza virus, and Lassa virus, which caused devastating effects on public health and economy. While different vaccine platforms have shown their potential as effective countermeasures against these viruses, there are still gaps in understanding the vaccine-induced immunity and in determining how to improve it in order to develop vaccines that ideally provide complete protection against infection.
This Special Issue invites contributions that explore the potential of viral vector vaccines as effective countermeasures against (re)-emerging viruses, including innovative vaccination strategies, advanced antigen designs, and strategies, to improve existing viral vector platforms. We particularly welcome contributions evaluating the potential of viral vector vaccines in both preclinical and clinical studies, with a focus on safety, immunogenicity, and protective efficacy.
We welcome original research articles, short communications, reviews, and opinions that address these topics and provide insights to help prevent the devasting effect of (re)-emerging viruses on the human population.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Alina Tscherne
Prof. Dr. Hinh Ly
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- preclinical testing
- clinical testing
- animal models
- viral vector vaccines
- vaccine innovation
- immune response
- mucosal vaccines
- antigen design
- zoonotic diseases
- pandemic preparedness
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