Arboviral Infections (Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases): Immune Response and Vaccine Development
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 2097
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dengue virus; SARS-CoV-2; infectious diseases; immune; neutralizing antibody
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Arboviral infections—including dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and other mosquito-borne diseases—continue to pose major global public health challenges, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. Some of these viruses share common immunopathogenic mechanisms, including cross-reactive immune responses, antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE), and host genetic factors influencing disease severity. Understanding these immune mechanisms is crucial for developing effective vaccines and therapeutics.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the immune response to arboviral infections and the development of safe and effective vaccines. We invite submissions that explore molecular, cellular, and immunological aspects of infection and immunity, as well as translational studies linking laboratory findings with clinical and epidemiological data.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Immune responses and immunopathogenesis of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections;
- Cross-reactive immunity among arboviruses and its implications for disease severity and vaccine design;
- Antibody-dependent enhancement and mechanisms of immune-mediated pathology;
- Development of vaccines and immune correlates of protection for arboviral diseases;
- Cytokine responses, T-cell dynamics, and innate immunity in arboviral infections;
- Molecular epidemiology and immune surveillance of arboviral outbreaks;
- Identification of immunological biomarkers for disease progression and protection;
- Application of novel vaccine platforms (mRNA, subunit, viral vector) against arboviruses.
Prof. Bo Peng
Dr. Xiaolu Shi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- arbovirus
- dengue virus
- chikungunya virus
- Zika virus
- mosquito-borne disease
- immune response
- cross-immunity
- antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE)
- vaccine development
- immunopathology
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