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One Health—Viral Zoonosis: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Surveillance and Early Warning, Novel Prevention and Control Technologies

A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1273

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xuejie Yu

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School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Interests: emerging infectious diseases; pathogenic mechanism; autophagy; innate immune
Prof. Dr. Xuexing Zheng

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School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Interests: zoonosis; viral genome and gene function; immune escape mechanism; development of novel vaccines and rapid diagnostics
Dr. Lina Yan

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Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
Interests: zoonosis; viral infectious disease; immune escape mechanism; host antiviral strategy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Viral zoonoses, as a major source of emerging infectious diseases, continue to threaten global public health security. Environmental, human, and animal health are closely linked and interdependent, and the concept of "One Health" has never been more important. Frequent outbreaks of epidemics such as Ebola and avian influenza highlight the risk of the cross-species transmission of pathogens. With an increase in globalization and ecological imbalance, the risk of virus spillover is rising, urging us to strengthen research on viral zoonosis and build a "prevention–early-warning response" full chain prevention and control system.   

This Special Issue focuses on viral zoonoses, including epidemiological surveillance and risk warning, pathogen biology, pathogenic mechanisms, surveillance and early warning, and novel prevention and control technologies (diagnostics, vaccines, alternative products). We cordially invite scholars to submit original research or reviews to this Special Issue, contributing to advancements in the study of viral zoonoses.

Prof. Dr. Xuejie Yu
Prof. Dr. Xuexing Zheng
Dr. Lina Yan
Guest Editors

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  • viral zoonoses
  • epidemiology
  • pathogenesis
  • surveillance
  • prevention and control technologies

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SFTSV Prevalence in Ticks and Livestock in an SFTSV-Endemic Area in Central China
by Hui-Ya Lu, Guan-Du Wu, Meng Peng, Li-Bang Wu, Yi-Ming Luo, Bin Xia, Dan Xiong, Xiang-Rong Qin, Fang Guo and Xue-Jie Yu
Pathogens 2025, 14(9), 944; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14090944 - 18 Sep 2025
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging tick-borne bunyavirus that causes a severe viral hemorrhagic fever (SFTS), with a very high case mortality rate, expanding epidemic areas, and increasing incidence. Due to the lack of an effective drug or vaccine [...] Read more.
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging tick-borne bunyavirus that causes a severe viral hemorrhagic fever (SFTS), with a very high case mortality rate, expanding epidemic areas, and increasing incidence. Due to the lack of an effective drug or vaccine for SFTS, reducing the incidence and mortality of SFTS primarily relies on decreasing the density of ticks and the number of their host animals. However, which tick species and vertebrate animal serve as the major reservoir and animal host of SFTSV are not clearly understood. In May of 2023 and June of 2024, we collected 2437 ticks from domesticated animals and grassland in Suizhou City, a prefecture of Hubei Province in central China. A total of 195 domesticated animal blood samples were collected, including 152 goats, 26 cattle, and 17 dogs. Ticks were grouped for RNA extraction according to their life stages and feeding status. RNA from each animal’s blood and each group of ticks was extracted with an RNA extraction kit and tested for SFTSV with RT-PCR. Ticks were classified according to morphology, and representative ticks of each stage were confirmed with PCR amplification and DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial 16S RNA gene. Among the collected ticks, the majority were from goats (72.7%, 1772/2437), and Haemaphysalis longicornis was predominant, accounting for 99.47% (2425/2437), and other tick species were very rare, with 0.45% (11/2437) Rhipicephalus microplus, and 0.04% (1/2437) H. flava and Ixodes sinensis, respectively. We found SFTSV RNA in H. longicornis ticks with a minimum infection rate of 0.17% (4/2424) and in one goat (0.66%,1/152). In summary, we demonstrated that the H. longicornis tick is positive for SFTSV and that the goat is the major host of Haemaphysalis longicornis in Suizhou, central China. Our study suggests that controlling ticks on goats may play an important role in preventing SFTSV infection in China. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue One Health—Viral Zoonosis: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Surveillance and Early Warning, Novel Prevention and Control Technologies)
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Uncovering Hidden Transmission: Active Surveillance Reveals Cryptic Circulation of Yellow Fever Virus in Urban Marmosets in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2024
by Matheus Soares Arruda, Thaís Alkifeles Costa, Gabriel Dias Moreira, Daniel Jacob, Marcelle Alves de Oliveira, Mikaelly Frasson Biccas, Ana Maria de Oliveira Paschoal, Anna Catarina Dias Soares Guimarães, Samantha Stephany Fiuza Meneses Viegas, Gabriela Fernanda Garcia-Oliveira, Ana Luiza Campos Cruz, Letícia Trindade Almeida, Maria Fernanda Alves Souza e Silva, Daniel Ambrózio da Rocha Vilela, Thais Melo Mendes, Pedro Augusto Alves, Kathryn A. Hanley, Nikos Vasilakis, Marina do Vale Beirão and Betânia Paiva Drumond
Pathogens 2025, 14(9), 866; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14090866 - 1 Sep 2025
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Between 2016 and 2018, the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, experienced its most significant yellow fever (YF) outbreak in 80 years. Yellow fever virus (YFV) circulation persisted afterward, with continued non-human primate (NHP) epizootics and, recently, human cases. In June 2024, YFV RNA [...] Read more.
Between 2016 and 2018, the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, experienced its most significant yellow fever (YF) outbreak in 80 years. Yellow fever virus (YFV) circulation persisted afterward, with continued non-human primate (NHP) epizootics and, recently, human cases. In June 2024, YFV RNA was detected in a dead marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) in an urban square in Belo Horizonte (BH), prompting a field investigation in an adjacent park to assess infection in potential mosquito vectors and NHPs. A total of 250 mosquitoes representing nine species were collected at ground and canopy level, of which Aedes fluviatilis and Aedes scapularis comprised 78.8% of the specimens. Haemagogus spp. and Sabethes spp. mosquitoes were not collected, possibly due to the short sampling window during the dry season. No active YFV infection was detected in any of the mosquito pools tested. Eight marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) were captured and tested for arboviral infections. Five out of eight sera, representing both adult and juvenile (less than 17 months old) animals, tested positive for anti-YFV IgM. Interestingly, two adults recaptured in later expeditions revealed seroconversion. One was IgM-positive in July 2024 but negative by September 2024, consistent with the expected decline in IgM levels. The other, initially IgM-negative (as of July 2024), tested positive in April 2025, indicating recent exposure to YFV. These findings provide evidence for the ongoing, low-level circulation of YFV among urban NHPs, posing a continued risk of viral spillover to humans. Moreover, these results highlight the importance of active surveillance in detecting recent infections that would likely be missed by passive monitoring. This integrated approach enhances our understanding of local YF epidemiology and supports early, evidence-based public health interventions to prevent future human outbreaks. Full article
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