Animal Models in Emerging/Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 439
Special Issue Editor
Interests: emerging and re-emerging viral infectious diseases; virus-host interactions; pathogenic mechanisms of flaviviruses and coronaviruses; development of vaccines utilizing novel biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Animal models play a critical role in emerging/re-emerging infectious disease research, offering a robust platform for replicating the natural progression of human diseases. They are invaluable for studying the mechanisms of pathogenesis, providing insights into pathogen–host interactions, and evaluating the safety and efficacy of therapeutic interventions, including drugs and vaccines. However, physiological, genetic, and immunological differences between animals and humans can lead to variations in disease progression, drug metabolism, and immune response, posing challenges to the direct translation of findings to clinical settings.
This Special Issue highlights the significance of animal models in the study of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, focusing on understanding pathogen–host dynamics, advancing therapeutic development, and addressing the limitations of animal models through innovative technologies.
Dr. Dong Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases
- animal models
- pathogen–host interactions, pathogenesis
- interventions
- drugs
- vaccines
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