State-of-the-Art Virology Research in South Africa

Dear Colleagues,

A Special Isssue of the journal Viruses will focus on “State-of-the-Art Virology Research in South Africa”. This issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of research on HIV, viral hepatitis, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other respiratory viruses, zoonotic viruses as well as research on viral vaccines, vaccine development and clinical trails on viral vaccines conducted in South Africa. Other areas relevant to this issue is research related to antiviral resistance for HIV and other viral drugs.

This is a great opportunity to showcase all the virus research  and new research niches that was established due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic by South African researchers and their collaborators through submission of original research and review articles.

Dr. Florette Kathleen Treurnicht
Prof. Dr. Burtram C. Fielding
Dr. Ziyaad Valley-Omar
Guest Editors

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