New Advances in Arbovirus Vaccines
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 2405
Special Issue Editor
Interests: virus evolution and transmission; arboviruses; vaccines
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Dear Colleagues,
Arboviruses, predominantly transmitted by arthropods, like mosquitoes and ticks, represent a significant public health concern globally. With notorious representatives, such as Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, Yellow fever, and West Nile viruses, their prevalence and potential for epidemic outbreaks have intensified the urgency for effective preventative measures. At this moment, there is no specific treatment, and there are few licensed vaccines to fight these viruses. The complex landscape of vaccine development is further riddled with challenges like immune enhancement, cross-reactivity, and the adaptive nature of these viruses. Recently, novel platforms, such as mRNA, subunit, virus-like particle, and insect-specific vaccines, have shown promising potential. This Special Issue underscores the progression and evaluation of new vaccine candidates against arboviruses, with special focus on vaccines developed using new strategies. Submissions of original research articles and reviews are welcome, but not limited, to the following diseases: Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, Yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, Equine Encephalitis and Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus.
Dr. Jianying Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- arboviruses
- vaccine development
- antibody-dependent enhancement
- cross-reactivity
- mRNA vaccines
- insect-specific vaccines
- virus-like particle
- transmission-blocking vaccines
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