Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses and Other Pestiviruses
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 204
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to submit your next publication to the journal Viruses for a Special Issue entitled “Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses and Other Pestiviruses”. The genus Pestivirus, encompassing small positive-strand RNA viruses in the family Flaviviridae, comprises viruses of very significant economic impact to the cattle, swine and sheep industries worldwide. Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses which cause mucosal disease, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections, and reproductive problems in cattle are among the economically most important pathogens of livestock. The biology of these viruses is characterized by unique and interesting features that are both crucial for their success as pathogens and challenging from a scientific point of view. The diversity of BVDV includes both genetic and antigenic differences. This diversity impacts both diagnostic testing and vaccination. In recent years, many subgenotypes of BVDV have emerged and immunologically escaped from the current available vaccines, causing new challenges in the prevention of Bovine Viral Diarrhea and required the updating of existing vaccines. DIVA vaccines, multivalent vaccines, and antigen-precise-designed vaccines are the focus of current Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses vaccine research.
For this purpose, the scope of this issue is open to the submission of manuscripts associated with multiple aspects of the biology of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses and other Pestiviruses, including the epidemiology, evolution, pathogenesis, vaccines, drug development and diagnostics. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Enrica Sozzi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- epidemiological survey
- prevalence
- seroprevalence
- bovine viral diarrhoea
- mucosal disease
- neutralizing antibodies
- taxonomy
- antiviral drugs
- vaccines
- species and subgenotypes
- wild animal
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