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BSL4 Viruses: Understanding and Controlling Highly Infectious Pathogens, 2nd Edition

edited by Courtney B. Woolsey

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus– host; viral life cycle; viral replication; pathogenesis; epidemiology; medical countermeasures; antivirals; Ebola virus; Marburg virus; Lassa virus; Nipah virus; Hendra virus; Crimean– Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; arenaviruses; paramyxoviruses; Nairo viruses; filoviruses; hemorrhagic fever virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Tiny Giants, Hidden Genes: Genomic Innovation in Nucleocytoviricota

edited by Paulo Victor de Miranda Boratto and Talita Melo Hanchuk

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleocytoviricota; giant DNA viruses; genetic dark matter; viral genomics; viral evolution; virus– host interactions; viral metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)

Surveillance, Transmission Dynamics, and Control of Zoonotic Viruses

edited by Dimitrios A. Chatzidimitriou,

Anna Papa

and Ilias Bouzalas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5175 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonosis; surveillance; epidemiology; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Current Trends in Arbovirus Outbreaks and Research

edited by

André Ricardo Ribas Freitas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1546 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviral infections; Dengue; Chikungunya; Zika; Oropouche; West Nile; Usutu; Tick borne encephalitis; Toscana; Sandfly Fever Sicilian; Flaviviridae; Bunyavirales; Togaviridae; viral evolution; vector ecology; climate change; emerging arboviruses; surveillance; public health preparedness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Advances in Alphavirus and Flavivirus Research, 3rd Edition

edited by

Young Chan Kim

and

Arturo Reyes-Sandoval

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbovirus; alphavirus; flavivirus; Chikungunya; Mayaro; Zika; dengue; diagnostics; surveillance; vaccine; antivirals; animal models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Molecular Insights into HIV-1 Infection

edited by

Satya Prakash Singh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV-1 replication; host factors; nuclear translocation and integration; HIV-1 latency and immune response; anti-HIV-1 strategies; techniques in HIV research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Respiratory Viruses in Children

edited by

Malik Aydin

Aykac Kubra

and

Osman Oğuz Demir

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory viruses; extrapulmonary symptoms; pneumonia; myocarditis; hepatitis; encephalitis; viral sepsis; cytokines; multi-organ involvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Nanotechnology-Driven Strategy Against Viral Infections

edited by

Eduardo Ricci-Júnior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocarriers; antivirals; drug delivery; nanoparticles; liposomes; dendrimers; vaccines; SiRNA; photodynamic therapy; immunomodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

COVID-19 Complications and Co-Infections: 2nd Edition

edited by

Abu Baker Sheikh

, Amir Humza Sohail and Mohammed Quazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; complications; co-infections; hospitalization; risk factors; pathophysiology; clinical course; outcomes; prognosis; associated co-morbid conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Advances in Viral Vectors for Gene and Cell Therapy

edited by

Francesca Ferrara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: lentiviral vectors; adenoviral vectors; adeno-associated viral vectors; virus-like particles; chimeric antigen receptor; gene and cell therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Viral Diseases of Aquatic Animals: Crustaceans, Mollusks, Fish, Sea Turtles, and Marine Mammals

edited by

Sohrab Ahmadivand

and Ayanna Carla N. Phillips Savage

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral infections of marine mammals and sea turtles; fish viral diseases; mollusk and crustacean viral pathogens; emerging viruses in aquaculture and marine wildlife; disease diagnostics and detection; vaccines and antiviral immunity; epidemiology and biosecurity; host– virus interactions; viral pathogenesis; One Health and aquatic viruses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Viral Persistence and Transmission Dynamics of Immunocompromised Hosts: A Global Health Perspective

edited by Adekunle Sanyaolu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: prolonged viral shedding; immunocompromised populations; viral persistence; transmission dynamics; viral evolution; global health security; low-resource settings; surveillance and epidemiology; antiviral resistance; immune evasion; chronic infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Oncolytic Virotherapy 2026

edited by

Konstantin Gus Kousoulas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncolytic viruses; oncolytic virotherapy; cancer immunotherapy; tumor micro environment; vector engineering; clinical translation; systemic antitumor immunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Microscopy Methods for Virus Research, 2nd Edition

edited by Krishanu Ray

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: viruses; fluorescence imaging; single-molecule imaging; super-resolution imaging; intra-vital imaging; electron microscopy; Cryo-EM; Cryo-ET

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

HIV and HTLV Infections and Coinfections (2nd Edition)

edited by

Carlos Brites

and

Antonio Vallinoto

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: HTLV; HIV; infection; co-infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Viral Pneumonia: Recent Advances and Prospects

edited by

Gan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral pneumonia; viral lung infections; respiratory viruses; influenza viruses; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); coronaviruses (such as SARS-CoV-2); viral persistence; molecular mechanisms; host immune responses; innate and adaptive immunity; immune– metabolic interactions; alveolar regeneration; dysregulated inflammation; epithelial and endothelial repair mechanisms; single-cell omics; organoid models; spatial profiling

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

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