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Infection and Immunity in Animals

edited by

Wanglong Zheng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; bacterium; virus; parasite; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; immune evasion; animal epidemic disease

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

Toxoplasmosis in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Host: Recent Updates About the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Clinical Manifestations and Management

edited by

Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxoplasmosis; immunocompromised; immunocompetent; diagnosis; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Molecular Detection and Characterisation of Viral Pathogens: 2nd Edition

edited by

Armanda Bastos

and David P. Tchouassi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; evolution; genomics; molecular diagnostics; molecular epidemiology; vaccines; vector-borne; virulence; zoonotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Swine Infectious Diseases: Diagnostics, Pathogenesis, and Control Strategies

edited by

Luis Gimenez-Lirola

Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

and

Jesús Hernández

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; infectious diseases of swine; swine pathogens; diagnostics; pathogenesis; immune response; control strategies; surveillance; vaccines

Surveillance, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases of Bees

edited by

Nuria Morfin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee pathogens; infectious diseases; pathogen surveillance; pathogenicity; host– pathogen interactions

Virus–Host Interactions: Antivirals and Diagnostics

edited by

Robert Yung-Liang Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: viruse; virus– host interaction; antivirals; diagnostics; antiviral drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Legionella and Waterborne Disease

edited by

Angelo Baggiani

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open

Keywords: Legionella; waterborne disease; environment; Legionnaires' disease; Pontiac fever

Pathogenesis and Immunology of Visceral Leishmaniasis

edited by Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open

Keywords: leishmania infantum; leishmania donovani; visceral leishmaniasis; kala-azar; hemorrhages; HIV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Emerging and Neglected Pathogens in the Balkans

edited by Ljiljana Žmak and

Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pathogens; neglected pathogens; zoonoses; epidemiology; pathogenesis; clinical aspects; immune response; diagnosis; surveillance

Virulence Mechanisms, Detection and Control of Aquatic Animal Viruses: 2nd Edition

edited by

Frederick Kibenge

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1236 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; virus virulence; biosecurity; virulence factors; reverse genetics; metagenomics; next-generation sequencing (NGS); in vitro growth kinetics; virus discovery; RNA interference (RNAi); viral proteins; viral vaccines; immunostimulants; virus evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Herpesvirus Latency and Reactivation

edited by

Yonggang Pei

, Zhe Ma and

Jun Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: herpesviruses; latency; reactivation; virus– cell interactions; EBV; cytomegalovirus; HHV-6/7; KSHV; pathogenesis; antiviral therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Ecology and Evolution of Viral Pathogens: From Wildlife to Human Infections

edited by

Fernando Spilki

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging viruses; pandemic preparedness; one-health; surveillance; zoonotic viruses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

New Insights into Fungal Pathogenesis, Mechanisms of Virulence and Resistance to Antifungals

edited by

Mariusz Dyląg

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; pathogenesis; virulence factors; resistance mechanisms; immune response; host– pathogen interactions; antifungals; drug targets

Current Challenges in Veterinary Virology

edited by

Magdalena Materniak-Kornas

Marzena Rola-Łuszczak

and

Grzegorz Woźniakowski

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; veterinary; diagnostics; host interaction; epidemiology; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Genetics and Molecular Evolution of Parasitic Protozoa

edited by

Leonhard Schnittger

Monica Florin-Christensen

and Sabrina Ganzinelli

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; molecular detection; molecular diagnostics; phylogenetic analysis; molecular epidemiology; genetic diversity; population genetics; molecular phylogeny; evolutionary history; host– parasite coevolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Pathogenesis of Viral Hepatitis

edited by

Po-Yuan Ke

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis virus; viral hepatitis; liver disease; steatosis; fibrosis; cirrhosis; liver injury; liver

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Parasites of Wildlife and Livestock: Recent Progress and Future Challenges

edited by

Beatriz Brener

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: helminths; protozoan; ectoparasites; animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Healthcare-Associated Outbreaks: From Identification to Control

edited by

Loukas Kakoullis

and Sufian Abdel Hafez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: nosocomial infections; infection control; outbreak investigation; antimicrobial resistance; hospital epidemiology

Zoonotic Streptococci

edited by

Zongfu Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic streptococci; pathogenesis; antibiotic resistance; vaccine; diagnosis; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Emergence and Re-Emergence of Animal Viral Diseases

edited by

Zaheer Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal viral diseases; virus emergence; molecular characterization; novel assays; whole-genome sequencing (WGS); foreign animal diseases; disease surveillance and monitoring; pathogen evolution; diagnostic innovations; epidemiological trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)

Exploring Natural Products as Antiparasitic Agents: Efficacy against Parasites of Veterinary and Public Health Significance

edited by

Agustín Olmedo-Juárez

and

Elke Von Son-De Fernex

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemicals; fungi; parasites; anthelmintics; secondary metabolites; natural compounds; ethnoveterinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in the Balkans

edited by

Pavle Banović

and

Dejan Jakimovski

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2790 | Submission Open

Keywords: ticks; tick-borne pathogens; tick-borne diseases; the Balkan region; prevalence; characteristics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ticks)

Airborne Transmission of Pathogens

edited by

Claude Saegerman

and Ann Packeu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen; transmission route; airborne; animal; human; One Health; sampling; modelling; risk assessment; biosecurity; mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Emerging Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases—2nd Edition

edited by

Claude Saegerman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging diseases; vector-borne diseases; zoonotic diseases; drivers; prioritisation; ranking; trend analysis; capacity; diagnostic; management

Current Advances in Pathogen Diagnosis and Discovery Methods

edited by

Cheng Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; diagnostics; omics; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

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