Animal Herpesvirus: 3rd Edition
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 130
Editor
Interests: veterinary virology; graduate level advanced virology; bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1); equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) pathogenesis; genetically engineered vaccines; vaccine vector
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Herpesviruses are ubiquitous pathogens and excellent managers of the host immune response. They can successfully survive in the host, as in the case of alphaherpesviruses. Therefore, herpesviruses have a long history of co-evolution with their host species. They might have originated from a common ancestor of mammals and birds and evolved and learned to adapt to their respective hosts using various survival strategies over time. However, there seems to be a common theme among herpesviruses of different host species, for example, initial diversion or counteraction against innate immune responses and later evasion from host adaptive immune responses. Therefore, animal herpesvirus pathogenesis involves a delicate yet dynamic interplay between the host and the virus. Since herpesviruses are part of a virome and may remain in their respective animal hosts for life, they can also impact susceptibility to other infections and disease-producing agents.
For this Special Issue, we invite the submission of original research papers and review articles spanning the entire spectrum of herpesvirus–host interactions in different animal species from both the virus and host perspectives. We also welcome articles that present strategies for future vaccine development considering the complexity of host–virus interactions and the complications resulting from dual infections that include herpesvirus-mediated disease complexes in different animal host species.
Prof. Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Viruses is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- herpesviruses
- innate immune responses
- host adaptive immune responses
- herpesvirus-host
- interactions
- susceptibility
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
Related Special Issue
- Animal Herpesvirus 2025 in Viruses (5 articles)
