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Emerging Arboviruses: Epidemiology, Vector Dynamics, and Pathogenesis

edited by

Henry Puerta-Guardo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7737 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviruses; emerging; re-emerging; epidemiology; vector dynamics; pathogenesis; vector control strategies; human; animal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Humans and Animals: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment

edited by Wikrom W. Karnsakul

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6552 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis C virus; host; prevention; treatment; viral hepatitis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Pathogens

edited by

Anna Rosa Garbuglia

and

Nicola Carter

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19454 | Submission Open

Exploring the Biodiversity of Parasites in Humans, Wild and Domestic Animals

edited by Júlia Angélica Gonçalves Da Silveira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17764 | Submission Open

Keywords: ectoparasites; hemoparasites; endoparasites; co-infections; livestock; pet species; wildlife; human parasites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

New Insight in Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Infections, Pathogenesis and Therapies

edited by

Bogdan Nowicki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16505 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

One Health and Neglected Zoonotic Diseases

edited by Ricardo Pereira Igreja,

Maria Cristina Schneider

and

Priscila Marques de Macedo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12506 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen spillover; emerging zoonoses; One Health; environment; neglected zoonotic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)

Pathogenesis, Prophylaxis and Treatment of Uropathogenic Infections

edited by

Kymora B. Scotland

and

Michel A. Pontari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11091 | Submission Open

Keywords: uropathogens; urosepsis; urinary tract infections; microbiome; disease management

Bacterial Infections: Surveillance, Prevention and Control

edited by

Anna Maria Spagnolo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10591 | Submission Open

Keywords: infections; healthcare-associated infections; antimicrobial resistance; healthcare environment; infection prevention and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Oncogenic Viruses: Advances in Molecular Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies and Therapy

edited by

Ramona Gabriela Ursu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7548 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncogenic viruses; specific biomarkers; early detection; targeted therapy; monitoring; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Biomarkers for Human and Veterinary Infectious Diseases

edited by

Frank Pessler

and

Leonardo de Araujo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7513 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; infection; diagnosis; prognosis; prediction; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)

Advance in Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses

edited by

Sreekumar Othumpangat

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7139 | Submission Open

Keywords: influenza A virus; influenza B virus; viral life cycle; virus-host interaction; antivirals; vaccine; epidemiology; molecular immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Understanding Human Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis: Evidence from the Clinic and Laboratory Models

edited by Mark R. Wills and

Sarah Jackson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4688 | Submission Open

Keywords: human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); latency and reactivation; anti-viral immune responses; viral immune evasion; virus– host interaction and pathogenesis; congenital CMV; transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Foodborne and Waterborne Parasites: The Next Frontier of Food Safety

edited by

Alessandra Barlaam

Alessia L. Gazzonis

and

Antonio Bosco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3965 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne parasites; waterborne parasites; contamination; detection; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Oncogenic Viruses

edited by

Angioletta Lasagna

and

Irene Cassaniti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3810 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncogenic virus; virome; viral infection; virus– host interactions; cancer; carcinogenesis; hit-and-run theory; vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Computational Approaches in Mechanisms of Pathogenesis

edited by

Shaneen M. Singh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3799 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biology; bioinformatics; in silico approaches; simulations; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Parasites and Parasitic Diseases in the Livestock Industry in Latin America

edited by

Pedro Mendoza de Gives

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3083 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasitic diseases; epidemiology; antiparasitic resistance; alternative methods of control; livestock; small ruminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogens Causing Nosocomial Infections

edited by

Kidon Sung

and

Juhee Ahn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2534 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; nosocomial infections; pathogens; hospital-acquired infections; ESKAPE

Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Drug Resistance in Nematode Parasites

edited by

Silvina Fernández

and America Mederos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: nematode parasites; anthelmintic resistance; mechanisms; parasite biology; pathogenesis; epidemiology; disease control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Microbial Pathogenesis and Emerging Infections

edited by Rino Rappuoli,

Mariagrazia Pizza

and Luisa Borgianni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1626 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial pathogenesis; emerging infections; viruses; bacteria; parasites; fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)

Surveillance and Control Strategies to Fight Mosquito-Borne Diseases

edited by

Riccardo Moretti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1305 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviral diseases; mosquitoes; surveillance; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Diagnostic and Characterization of Fish Pathogens

edited by

Carlos P. Dopazo

, Raúl Iglesias and

Miguel Balado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish diseases; diagnosis; characterization; new advances; new technologies

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology, Prevention and Diagnostics: Current State of Research

edited by

Lars Henning

and Maria Castellanos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; AIDS; diagnostics; epidemiology; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)

Mycobacterial Infection: Pathogenesis and Drug Development

edited by

Joseph Oliver Falkinham

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycobacteria; adaptation; phagocytic survival; drug-exposed recovery; resource diversion; dormancy; persisting cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Host-Pathogen Interactions during Pathogenic Human Coronavirus Infection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Masfique Mehedi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; spike; mRNA; goblet cell; viremia; pneumonia; convalescent; antibody; transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Modulation of Gut Microbiota and Microbiome in Pigs: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ming Z. Fan

and

Sung Woo Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics and antimicrobials; diets; ingredients and nutrient composition; prebiotics; probiotics; exogenous enzymes; antimicrobial resistance genes; partial and whole 16S rRNA gene sequencing; shotgun metagenomic sequencing and bioinformatics; microbial gene-centric cataloguing and annotation; pathogenic bacteria and viruses; bacterial fiber degradation pathway rate-limiting enzyme genes; bacterial amino acid degradation pathway rate-limiting enzyme genes; bacterial starch and sugar degradation pathway rate-limiting enzyme gene

Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater

edited by Jessica Kevill

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-microbial resistance; wastewater epidemiology; parasites; viruses; bacteria

Zoonotic Hepatitis E Virus: A Focus on Animals, Food and Environment

edited by

Barbara Di Martino

Federica Di Profio

and

Andrea Palombieri

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19497 | Submission Open

Keywords: HEV; animals; humans; food; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Epidemiology and Immunopathology of Intestinal Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis: From Experimental Data to Field Work

edited by Stefan Geiger, Deborah Aparecida Negrão-Corrêa and

Pedro H. Gazzinelli-Guimaraes

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2150 | Submission Open

Keywords: schistosomiasis; intestinal Helminths; epidemiology; immunoparasitology; pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Exploring the Relationship between Oral Diseases and Candida Infections: Candida albicans and Beyond

edited by Shankargouda B. Patil

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: candida; immune suppression; opportunistic infection; oral cancer; oral diseases

New Insights into Viral Pathogenesis, Host Immune Responses and Immunotherapies

edited by

Dawei Zhou

, Taiwei Li and

Theresa Chang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3529 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus-host interaction; viral replication; viral pathogenesis; host immune responses; antiviral immunotherapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)

Viral Infections and Their Effects on the Central Nervous System (CNS)

edited by Rajnish S. Dave, Josué Pérez-Santiago,

Michael Nonnemacher

and

Dianne Langford

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26101 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; CNS; COVID-19; HIV-1; neuroinflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Molecular Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Management of Viral Pathogens

edited by

Remi N. Charrel

and

Alessio Lorusso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22457 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Biology of Mycobacterial Pathogens

edited by

Luis Quadri

Delphi Chatterjee

and Dean C. Crick

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15224 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycobacterium; nontuberculous mycobacteria; gene function; regulation of gene expression; virulence factors; host– pathogen interaction; mechanisms of antibiotic resistance; mechanisms of antibiotic tolerance; primary metabolism; secondary metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Host Immune Responses to RNA Viruses, Volume II

edited by

Stephanie Longet

and Miles Carroll

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12531 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA viruses; antibody response; cellular response; innate response; immune evasion; viral infections; memory response; correlates of protection; protective response; humans; animal models; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Latest Updates on Scrub Typhus (Orientia spp.)

edited by

Piyanate Sunyakumthorn

Allen L. Richards

and

Stuart Blacksell

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9305 | Submission Open

Keywords: Scrub typhus; Orientia; Rickettsia; mite; chigger; vector-borne; zoonosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: HIV and Viral Co-infections

edited by

Nicola Coppola

and

Schuyler van Engelenburg

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9112 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Avian Virus Infection

edited by Vishwanatha R.A.P. Reddy and

Yongxiu Yao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3483 | Submission Open

Keywords: endemic viruses; emerging viruses; respiratory viruses; immunosuppressive viruses; vectored vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Epidemiology and Clinical Management of Respiratory Viral Diseases, from Children to Adults

edited by Bruno Cacopardo,

Andrea Marino

Caterina Ledda

and Piero Pavone

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2070 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory viruses; viral pneumonia; emerging respiratory viruses; antiviral therapy; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Prevalence, Molecular Characterization and Mechanism of Antiparasitic Resistance

edited by

Jianhai Yin

Jian Li

and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1063 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiparasitic action; drug resistance; vector resistance; insecticide resistance; molecular characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Cellular and Molecular Basis

edited by Guozhong Huang and

Roberto Docampo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: Trypanosoma cruzi; Chagas disease; trypanosomiasis; pathogenesis; drug target; CRISPR/cas9; gene knockout; downregulation; gene tagging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Pathogenesis of Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Infections

edited by

Eleonora Cella

and

Marta Giovanetti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral evolution; emerging and re-emerging viruses; public health preparedness; pandemics; global health

The Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Infections

edited by L. Gayani Tillekeratne and Sweta M. Patel

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute respiratory infection; epidemiology; surveillance; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)

Using Systems Biology to Decipher Host–Pathogen Interactions

edited by Austin W.T. Chiang and Chih-Ming Tsai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems biology; host– pathogen interactions; B/T cell immunology; vaccine efficacy/antibiotic resistance; machine learning/A.I.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)

Virus–Host Cell Interactions and Research of New Antivirals

edited by Ligia Carla Faccin-Galhardi,

Sueli F. Yamada-Ogatta

and Cybele Carina García

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus infection; stages of viral replication; virulence; virus– host relationship; medicinal chemistry; natural products; antivirals; mechanism of action; research and innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Identification and Characterization of Plant Pathogens

edited by

Akhtar Ali

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogens; traditional techniques; serological techniques; nucleic acid based-technique; sequencings

Understanding the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus suis

edited by

David Roy

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: virulence factors; host– pathogen interactions; pathogenesis; antimicrobial resistance; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Advances in the Surveillance and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

edited by

Francesca J. Torriani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections (HAIs); nosocomial infections; HAI-associated pathogens; infection prevention and control; antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

The Paths of Plant Pathogens—Interactions with Host and Nonhosts and Insight of Mechanisms of Pathogenesis

edited by

Yoana Kizheva

and

Petya Hristova

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5737 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogenic microbes; plant immune response; cross-over pathogens; pathogenic potential of plant microbiome; new hosts of pathogens; natural reservoirs of pathogens

New Directions in HTLV-1 Research

edited by

Arnold B. Rabson

and

Steven Jacobson

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17523 | Submission Open

Keywords: retrovirus; oncogenesis; pathogenesis; bovine leukemia virus; adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma; ATL; lymphoma; leukemia; HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis; HAM/TSP; myelopathy; paraparesis; uveitis; infective dermatitis; inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Genomics and Epidemiology of Protozoan Parasites

edited by