Experimental Animal and Organoid-Based Lethal Virus Infection Models for Human, Companion Animals and Livestock
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "General Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 163
Special Issue Editor
Interests: coronavirus; norovirus; viral gastroenteritis; antiviral drug; vaccine development; antibody-dependent enhancement; viral infection of cats and dogs
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Dear Colleagues,
There are lethal viral infections in humans and animals. Some of these have no preventive or therapeutic agents. To overcome this problem, appropriate research models are needed. In fact, various in vitro and in vivo models have been established for the study of COVID-19, which was recognized as a global pandemic in 2020. In this Special Issue, we are looking for excellent research using organoids as in vitro models and experimental animals as in vivo models. In this special feature, we are looking for excellent research results using organoids and experimental animals. The content of the research is not limited, as long as it contributes to the elucidation of the pathogenesis of lethal viral infections and the development of vaccines and therapeutic drugs for humans, companion animals, and livestock.
Prof. Dr. Tomomi Takano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- organoid models
- experimental animals
- lethal virus infections
- pathogenesis
- vaccine development
- therapeutic drugs
- in vitro models
- in vivo models
- human viral infections
- companion animal viral infections
- livestock viral infections
- viral infection models
- ferret
- hamster
- transgenic mouse
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