Advances in Brucella Infections
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
2. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 954, C1113 AAD, Cdad., Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interests: vaccine; immune response; Brucella; outer membrane vesicle
Interests: human brucellosis; epidemiology; clinical management
2. Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1113, Argentina
Interests: Brucella; immunopathology; gestational complications; airborne brucellosis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Brucella species are among the most important zoonotic pathogens worldwide, causing significant human disease and major economic losses in livestock production. These facultative intracellular bacteria have developed complex strategies to invade host cells, survive within intracellular niches, and evade immune responses, leading to chronic infections that are difficult to control.
In recent years, considerable progress has been made in understanding Brucella biology, including its physiology, metabolism, and interactions with animal and human hosts. This knowledge is key to improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
This Special Issue will bring together original research, reviews, and perspectives covering all aspects of Brucella infection and biology. We welcome contributions from varied fields, such as basic research, translational studies, and applied approaches to disease control.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Physiology, metabolism, and genetic diversity of Brucella species;
- Mechanisms of invasion, intracellular survival, and persistence;
- Virulence factors and their role in growth, colonization, and immune evasion;
- Host immune responses (innate and adaptive);
- Advances in novel vaccines;
- Diagnostic tools and biomarkers;
- Pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions;
- Epidemiology, transmission, and one health strategies;
- New approaches to treatment and control.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue and highlighting recent advances that can help to tackle this important zoonotic disease.
Dr. Mariana Cristina Ferrero
Dr. Jorge C. Wallach
Dr. Pablo C. Baldi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Brucella
- zoonosis
- intracellular survival
- immune evasion
- vaccine development
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