Animal Herpesviruses: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Vaccines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 541
Special Issue Editors
Interests: herpesviruses; pestiviruses; African Swine Fever Virus; circovirus; swine influenza virus; porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus; cell biology; DNA immunization; chimeric vaccines; experimental infection in vivo and in vitro under BSL3 facilities
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Interests: alpha-herpesviruses (BoHV-1 and HSV-1); latency; virus-host interactions; viral gene expression
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Animal herpesviruses are responsible for significant economic losses throughout the world. The Herpesviridae family includes herpesviruses that infect vertebrates and invertebrates, and in veterinary medicine, the herpesviruses of cattle, buffalo, horses, pigs, goats and sheep are important. One of the characteristics of this viral family is that they persist long after primary infection. Subsequently, the virus persists in neurons within the peripheral and/or the central nervous system. Periodically, herpesviruses reactivate from latency culminating in virus transmission and, in some cases, disease or abortion. Stimuli that are known triggers of reactivation are immune suppression, stress, dramatic changes in temperature, a change in feed, pregnancy, and/or overfeeding. Preventing clinical conditions of viral infection is dependent on vaccination. In addition to traditional products, certain so-called marker vaccines are available in Europe. Marker vaccines offer the possibility to differentiate between naturally infected versus vaccinated animals. Another essential aspect of these viruses is the potential to evoke zoonotic spread. For example, several cases of suid alphaherpesvirus type 1 transferred from swine to humans have recently been reported in China.
For this Special Issue, we encourage researchers to submit manuscripts on herpesvirus pathogenesis, immune responses, diagnostic tools, meta-analysis, or epidemiological studies. Manuscripts focused on herpesvirus vaccinology studies are also welcome.
Dr. Stefano Petrini
Prof. Dr. Clinton Jones
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- herpesvirus pathogenesis
- immune responses
- diagnostic tools
- herpesvirus vaccinology
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