Insect-Specific Viruses and Biological Control of Arboviruses
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Invertebrate Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 6 February 2026 | Viewed by 86
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Interests: arboviruses; insect-specific viruses; vector surveillance; discovery and characterization of new viruses; virus-host interactions
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Interests: virus-cell interactions; immune responses against viruses; pathology of viral infections; antiviral drugs
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Dear Colleagues,
Building on the success of previous volumes, we are pleased to announce the reopening of the third volume of our Special Issue “Insect-Specific Viruses and Biological Control of Arboviruses”.
Insect-specific viruses are a unique group of viruses that are primarily transmitted by mosquitoes and phlebotomine sandflies. Unlike arboviruses, ISVs do not replicate in vertebrate hosts, although they share the same insect vectors. The majority of these viruses belong to the families Flaviviridae and Togaviridae, with some closely related to plant viruses.
Notably, research has demonstrated that ISVs can inhibit the replication of key arboviruses that impact public health, such as the Zika, Chikungunya, and West Nile virus. This has positioned ISVs as promising biotechnological tools for biological control strategies to reduce arbovirus transmission, with potential applications in vaccines and chimeric antigens for serological diagnostics. Despite the growing interest in ISVs, our understanding remains limited, and many aspects require further investigation.
We invite researchers to share their findings and insights, with the goal of advancing knowledge in this vital area of study.
Dr. Valéria Lima Carvalho
Dr. Carlos A.M. Carvalho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- insect-specific virus
- mosquito-specific virus
- arbovirus
- evolution
- vaccine
- biological control
- interference
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