Bluetongue and Other Orbiviruses
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 2 November 2026 | Viewed by 1690
Special Issue Editor
Interests: animal viruses; arboviruses; orbiviruses; diagnostics; epidemiology; molecular epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; molecular genetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diseases caused by orbiviruses in livestock have become a major concern in regions where these viruses were previously considered “exotic”. Over the last two decades, there has been a steady emergence of new orbiviruses, along with the re-emergence of previously known viruses after years of absence. Several serotypes of bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 8 (EHDV-8) have spread across many countries in Europe, significantly affecting sheep and cattle, respectively.
Moreover, multiple serotypes of BTV and EHDV have emerged in the Middle East, North Africa, the Far East and Asia, and North and South America, while the ongoing circulation of various BTV serotypes has been reported in both South Africa and Australia. Additionally, equine encephalosis virus serotype 6 recently caused an outbreak in horses in Israel.
This Special Issue will focus on all aspects of orbivirus epidemiology and diagnostics and data from screening and surveillance programs. We welcome manuscripts reporting recent advances in the development of genetic tools for studying arbovirus–vector or arbovirus–host interactions.
Dr. Natalia Golender
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diseases
- diagnosis
- detection methods
- epidemiology
- origin
- evolution and phylogeny
- transmission and vectors
- host–virus interactions
- arboviruses
- vectors
- sheep
- cattle
- Orbivirus
- Reoviridae
- PCR
- serology
- antibodies
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