Bunyaviruses 2025
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "General Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 948
Special Issue Editors
Interests: orthobunyaviruses; bandaviruses; oropouche virus; reassortment; viral–host interactions
Interests: arbovirus replication; transmission; reassortment; glycoprotein biology
Interests: emerging and high-consequence viruses; development of diagnostics for emerging viral diseases; heartland virus; STFS virus; clinical microbiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bunyaviruses represent a diverse family of negative-sense RNA viruses with significant global health and veterinary impacts. This Special Issue explores the latest advancements in bunyavirus research, with a special emphasis on viruses belonging to the Peribunyaviridae, Phenuiviridae, and Nairoviridae families. We encourage submissions on viral evolution, reassortment, host–pathogen interactions, and emerging therapeutic strategies. Climate change and expanding urbanization are driving shifts in vector populations and habitats, increasing the geographic range and transmission potential of many arboviruses, including bunyaviruses. Understanding how environmental changes influence the emergence and spread of these viruses is critical for predicting and mitigating future outbreaks. We aim to highlight cutting-edge studies that address critical knowledge gaps and efforts to combat these pathogens. We therefore openly invite submissions on these or other topics of interest to the bunyavirus research community.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Natasha L. Tilston-Lunel
Dr. Kenneth A. Stapleford
Dr. Ryan F. Relich
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bunyaviruses
- viral evolution
- reassortment
- vector biology
- pathogenesis
- animal models
- vaccines and therapeutics
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