Antivirals for Arboviruses
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Invertebrate Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 28286
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are a substantial threat to the health of humans and animals worldwide. Over the last few decades, the human population at risk for arthropod-borne infections has increased substantially. Up to 400 million people are infected every year with the dengue virus. Annually, millions of people are infected with other arboviruses such as the chikungunya virus and Zika virus. Furthermore, arboviruses are expected to become increasingly prevalent in more temperate regions such as Europe, resulting in even more people at risk.
Despite the significant burden on global health, antiviral therapies are currently not available for the treatment of arbovirus infections. Experimental inhibitors have been identified for several arboviruses, but only a few of those have advanced into clinical trials. Given the worldwide impact of arbovirus infections, the development of anti-arboviral drugs is urgently needed and expected to further gain momentum.
This Special Issue of Viruses aims to highlight recent advances in the discovery and design of new inhibitors against arboviruses. We also aim to explore new antiviral strategies for combating arbovirus infections.
Dr. Leen Delang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antiviral agents
- broad-spectrum antivirals
- antiviral strategies
- drug-resistant viruses
- host-targeting antivirals
- arthropod-borne viruses
- arboviruses
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