Newcastle Disease Virus and Other Avian Paramyxoviruses

Dear Colleagues,

The global poultry industry accounts for the production of over 115 million metric tons of meat and eggs.  Due to the growing world population and increased protein consumption demand, it is projected that poultry production will increase by 25% during the next decade.  In many developing countries, poultry is the main source of protein and income in rural areas. Newcastle disease (ND), caused by virulent strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV), poses a serious threat to poultry and is one of the most economically important poultry diseases worldwide. Despite intensive efforts with current vaccination programs, this disease still occurs globally, causing significant mortality even in vaccinated flocks. Newcastle disease is ranked as the 3rd most significant poultry disease by the World Bank. Other avian paramyxovirus infections also have significance to poultry and have been reported in chickens and turkeys in association with respiratory disease or decreases in egg production.  Avian paramyxoviruses have been reported from more than 300 avian species and the role of wild birds in the ecology and transmission of these viruses is still unclear.

Given this background, this Special Issue of Viruses aims to highlight recent advances in Newcastle disease virus and other avian paramyxoviruses research in all species. The issue welcomes research articles, reviews, and short communications on topics including, but not limited to, pathogen characterization, pathogenesis, detection and identification methods, pathogen-host interaction, gene and genome analyses, evolutionary, phylogenetic and time-scaled analyses.

Dr. Kiril M. Dimitrov
Guest Editor

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