Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Viral Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Vector-borne viral diseases (VBVDs) are mainly of zoonotic origin, causing a major global concern. According to estimates from the World Health Organization, VBVDs account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases and 700,000 deaths per year. Recent evidence suggests that some vectors, including ticks and mosquitoes, can carry several pathogens, which could result in the co-transmission of two diseases by a single bite. Similar to how most infections are spread by a primary vector or reservoir, such as bats, secondary vectors, such as rodents, can also spread pathogens, providing more than one route for infection. In addition, VBVDs can be affected by a variety of peripheral factors, whether human, animal, or environmental, such as climate change.

In this Special Issue of Viruses (an open-access publishing journal), we wish to publish reviews and research articles documenting the current knowledge about emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases and VBVDs. We encourage submissions that address topics of epidemiology, genomics, vector–host–pathogen interactions, ecology, and evolution of zoonotic diseases, VBVDs, and associated vectors, vaccine development, and prevention and control measures.

We would like to welcome you and your team to submit an article to this Special Issue based on your expertise in this field.

Dr. Nariman Shahhosseini
Dr. Gary Kobinger
Guest Editors

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