Special Issue "New World Encephalitic Alphaviruses"

A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021).

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Farooq Nasar
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Guest Editor
Viral Disease Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
Interests: virus evolution; animal models; vaccines; virus discovery; diagnostics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

New World alphaviruses (Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus) are significant pathogens of veterinary and medical importance in the Americas. These viruses have caused sporadic outbreaks and large epidemics of fatal encephalitis in humans and domesticated animals for more than a century. Due to their ability to cause lethal disease, these viruses have also been identified as potential biothreat agents. Currently, there are no countermeasures to treat or prevent human disease and the public remains vulnerable to natural outbreaks and bioterror event(s).

This Special Issue seeks research studies and reviews on broad topics including animal model development, vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, virus evolution, epidemiology, virus emergence, and virulence. The review papers should explore the current state of the field, recent advances, as well as gaps in knowledge.

Dr. Farooq Nasar
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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Keywords

  • emergence
  • vaccines
  • therapeutics
  • virulence
  • transmission
  • animal models
  • diagnostics

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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