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Epidemiology of Zoonotic Virus Transmission: Pathways, Host Factors, and Public Health Strategies

edited by

Francisco José Nunes Antunes

and

Rita Cordeiro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic viruses; transmission pathways; host factors; public health strategies; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Plant Virus Resistance—2nd Edition

edited by

Miguel A. Aranda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus resistance mechanisms; resistance-breaking viral strains; genetic and molecular breeding; virus– host interactions; genome editing; virus susceptibility factors; plant virus ecology; plant virus host range

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

The Development of Universal Influenza Vaccines

edited by

Yao-Qing Chen

and

Lei Deng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: universal influenza vaccine; influenza virus; broadly protective immunity; vaccine development; cross-reactive antibodies

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

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment

edited by

Javier de Miguel-Díez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); RSV infection; pathogenesis; RSV prevention; RSV treatment; vaccines

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

Virus-Associated Nephropathies

edited by Rajendra Bhimma and

Sudesh Hariparshad

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: viruses; kidney; nephropathy; immunosuppressed; pathogenesis; BK polyomavirus; COVID-19; HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN); diagnostic advances; antiviral therapy

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

Physical Virology—Viral Ways for Navigating the Space Mesoscale

edited by Bogdan G. Dragnea

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus mechanics; virus acoustic modes; virus assembly thermodynamics; virus assembly kinetics; protein shell symmetry; virus-like particle applications; virus– interface interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Iridoviruses, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jian Zhang

and

Thomas B. Waltzek

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: iridovirus; viral immune evasion; anti-viral immune responses; viral vaccine; viral pathogenesis; viral epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Antigen Discovery and Design for Veterinary Viral Vaccines

edited by

Levon Abrahamyan

and

Hiep Vu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: antigen discovery; antigen design; reverse/structural vaccinology; immunoinformatics; epitope mapping (B/T); vaccines; adjuvants; VLP/nanoparticle platforms; mRNA/DNA vaccines; DIVA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Coxsackieviruses, Polioviruses and Associated Diseases (Second Edition)

edited by

Yong Zhang

and

Didier Hober

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14699 | Submission Open

Keywords: coxsackievirus; HFMD; viral Meningitis; myocarditis; pericarditis; herpangina; poliovirus; poliomyelitis; acute flaccid paralysis; post-polio syndrome; pleurodynia (Bornholm disease)

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

Control and Contributions of Transposable Elements: Implications for Development and Disease

edited by Suzanne B. Sandmeyer and Henry L. Levin

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: transposable elements; endogenous viruses; transcription factors; neurotransmission; aging

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Viral Genetic Variability and Its Role in Assessing Infectious Diseases

edited by

Fabio Scarpa

and

Francesco Branda

submission deadline 6 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral genetic diversity; infectious diseases; viral evolution; host adaptation; next-generation sequencing; pathogenicity; immune evasion; viral surveillance; bioinformatics; genetic variability; phylogeny; phylodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Conquering Antiviral Drug Resistance via Development of Novel Antivirals and New Testing Methods for Drug Resistance: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Benjamin M. Liu

Jun Wang

and David Hillyard

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: antivirals; viral hepatitis; HIV; Mpox; influenza; enterovirus; chronic viral infections; acute viral infections; diagnosis; antiviral drug resistance; antiviral drug mutations; antiviral drug development; viral evolution; treatment

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

Influenza B Virus: From Infection to Prevention

edited by Saira Hussain

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: influenza B viruses; epidemiology; evolution; pathogenesis; immunity; vaccine; antivirals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Zoonoses

edited by

Lorena Jemeršić

and

Margarida Simões

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3394 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology of emerging and re-emerging viral zoonoses; zoonotic spillover; viral evolution; animal reservoirs; zoonotic transmission; animals as sentinels of viral zoonoses and risk analyses; diagnostic novelties and early detection of viral threats; viral genomics and molecular epidemiology; viral pathogenesis; viral adaptation mechanisms; wildlife– human interface; monkeypox virus (mpxv); influenza viruses; nipah virus; ebola/marburg virus; hantavirus; crimea-congo virus; vaccine development; therapeutic and mitigation strategies; climate change; biodiversity loss and infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Roles of Macrophages in Viral Infections, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Aquaro

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2394 | Submission Open

Keywords: macrophage; microglia; Kupffer cells; viral infection; antiviral immunity; inflammatory cytokines; langerhans cell; antiviral drugs; viral pathogenesis

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

Molecular and Biological Virus-Plant-Insect Vector Interactions

edited by Yong Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1870 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus transmission; virus– plant interactions; virus– vector interactions; virus– vector– plant interactions; epidemiology of virus transmission; molecular mechanisms; viral manipulation; diagnostic techniques

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

Citrus Viral Diseases: Advances in Knowledge and Technologies and Their Containment Measures

edited by

Antonino F. Catara

Salvatore Davino

and Moshe Bar-Joseph

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1653 | Submission Open

Keywords: citrus viruses; genomic characterization; diagnostics; vector; virus– insect interactions; viral and virus-like pathogens

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

Biosecurity and Plant Viruses: A Call to Action for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Yi Xu

and

Patricia Valle Pinheiro

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosecurity; viral disease; sustainable agriculture; emerging plant viruses; quarantine regulations

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

Animal Models in Emerging/Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

edited by Dong Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1246 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases; animal models; pathogen– host interactions; pathogenesis; interventions; drugs; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

West Nile Virus 2025

edited by Orsolya Korbacska-Kutasi and Gábor Kemenesi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: West Nile virus; epidemiology; surveillance; biology; evolution; pathogenesis; vaccine development; antiviral therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV)

edited by

Remi N. Charrel

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: basic sciences; social sciences; epidemiology; climate studies; clinical studies; diagnostics; serology; molecular detection; entomology; antivirals; vaccines; infection control; nosocomial; transmission; pathogenesis; virulence; taxonomy; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Canine Distemper Virus: 2nd Edition

edited by Monica G. Candela and

Nieves Ortega Hernández

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: CDV taxonomy (lineages); new hosts of CDV; CDV pathogenesis; CDV epidemiology (risk factors; distribution; and prevalence); CDV prevention/risk mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Hepatitis Virus Genetic Heterogeneity: Impact in Epidemiology and Clinical Pathology

edited by

Livia Melo Villar

Lucas Lima da Silva

and Diego Flichman

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral hepatitis; molecular diagnostics; genotyping; molecular epidemiology; antiviral therapy; drug resistance; genomic surveillance

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

Hepatitis E: Molecular Virology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment, 3rd Edition

edited by

Hiroaki Okamoto

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: HEV; HEV life cycle; HEV genotypes; model systems; zoonosis; pathogenesis; HEV– host interactions; antivirals

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

Emerging and Reemerging Plant Viruses in a Changing World: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Parrella

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging and re-emerging viruses; virus spillover; climate change and global trade; mixed infections; plant– virus– vector relationships

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

Phage and Quorum Sensing

edited by

Emmanouil Flemetakis

and

Dimitrios Skliros

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

Keywords: quorum sensing; quorum quenching; phage– bacteria interaction; auto-induced peptides; phage therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

EBV Infection and EBV-Associated Lymphomas in Children

edited by Paola A. Chabay

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

Keywords: EBV infection; Epstein– Barr virus (EBV); latent infection; malignancies; infectious mononucleosis; children; pathogenesis; primary infection

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

Flow Virometry: A New Tool for Studying Viruses: 2nd Edition

edited by John Yin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: flow virometry; virus particle detection; virus counting; virus labeling/staining; virus-like particles; scanning ion occlusion sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing in Viral Research

edited by

Kit San Yuen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: CRISPR– Cas systems; viral genome engineering; antiviral gene therapy; host factor discovery (proviral and antiviral); CRISPR-based diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Oropouche Virus (OROV): An Emerging Peribunyavirus (Bunyavirus)

edited by

David A. Schwartz

and

André Ricardo Ribas Freitas

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21379 | Submission Open

Keywords: oropouche fever; oropouche virus; bunyavirus; epidemic; travel infection; pregnancy complications; stillbirth; microcephaly; brazil; Latin America; emerging virus

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

Humoral Immune Response to Viruses

edited by Haiyan Zhao

submission deadline 6 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open

Keywords: broadly neutralizing antibodies; protective antibodies; non-protective antibodies; epitopes; epitope-based vaccine design; B cell development; B cell repertoire; immune memory; vaccine development; plasma cells; antibody-based therapies

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

Discovery, Classification, and Early Research on the Lipid-Containing, Double-Stranded RNA Bacteriophage φ6

edited by

Paul Gottlieb

and Aleksandra Alimova

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23567 | Submission Open

Keywords: procapsid; nucleocapsid; polymerase complex; assembly; replication; recombination; packaging10

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Emerging and Re-Emerging Neuroinvasive Arboviruses

edited by

Rafael Freitas de Oliveira França

Rodrigo Stabeli

and Mylena R. Pereira

submission deadline 16 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbovirus; innate immune response; adaptive immune response; epidemiology; diagnosis; prevention; vaccine; animal model; pathogenesis; viral evolution; in vitro; in vivo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Zoonotic Viral Diseases: Drivers, Causes, Prevention and Cure, 2nd Edition

edited by

Claude Saegerman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6183 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic viral diseases; drivers of emergence; disease mechanism and pathogenesis in reservoir host and end host; prevention mitigation measures; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

An Update on Enterovirus Research, 2nd Edition

edited by

Benjamin M. Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4533 | Submission Open

Keywords: antivirals; enteroviruses; picornavirus; diagnostics; emerging and re-emerging diseases; viral proteins; virus replication; viral targets; virus– host interactions; vaccine development

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

Immune Responses to Papillomavirus Infections: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiafen Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3323 | Submission Open

Keywords: papillomavirus; HPV; immune responses; infections; models

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

Advances in Understanding Viral Pathogenesis and Host Immune Responses to Arboviruses and Respiratory Viruses

edited by

Laura Beatriz Talarico

and

Claudia Filomatori

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1659 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviruses; respiratory viruses; viral pathogenesis; host immune responses; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; viral immune evasion; cytokine storm; interferon response; viral replication; viral transmission; immunopathology; neutralizing antibodies; host– virus interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Navigating Viral Threats: Enteric and Respiratory Viral Challenges in the Post-COVID-19 Era

edited by Ahmed Mostafa and Abdou Allayeh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open

Keywords: enteric viruses; respiratory viruses; human influenza viruses; COVID-19; avian influenza viruses; surveillance; virus epidemiology; viral diagnosis

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

Viral Infection and Platelets’ Disorders

edited by

Pierpaolo Di Micco

Alessandro Perrella

and

Giuseppe Camporese

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral infections; thrombosis; thrombotic microangiopathies; disseminated intravascular coagulation; low molecular weight heparin; bleedings; acute infections

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

Advances in Parapoxvirus Research: From Veterinary Infections to Public Health Implications

edited by

Yoon-Seok Chung

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: parapoxviruses; zoonotic implications; diagnostic innovation; veterinary infections; molecular epidemiology; genomic surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Porcine Virus–Host Interactions: Entry, Tropism, Immune Evasion and Control

edited by

Levon Abrahamyan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: porcine viruses; virus– host interactions; viral entry; tropism; immune evasion; viral escape; antivirals; single-cell/spatial omics; cell imaging; virus trafficking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Virus Infection and Extracellular Vesicles

edited by

Matthias A. Clauss

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; virus; viral infection; inflammation; immune function; comorbidities

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

ASFV Countermeasures, Pathogenesis, and Epidemiology

edited by Douglas P. Gladue

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: ASF; african swine fever; swine; countermeasures; therapeutics; pathogenesis and epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Bacteriophage-Based Biocontrol in Agriculture, 3rd Edition

edited by

Elena G. Biosca

and

María Belén Álvarez Ortega

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: phage-therapy; biocontrol; phytopathogenic bacteria; bioproduction; field application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Plant Virus Research and Biotechnology-Based Resistance Strategies—In Honor of Professor Andrew Otis Jackson

edited by

Aiming Wang

Fangfang Li

and Jonathan Griffiths

submission deadline 7 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral pathogenicity; virus movement; viral replication; virus induced gene silencing; RNA silencing suppressor; molecular plant-virus interaction; host factor; antiviral defense response; virus-vector interaction and transmission; virus evolution

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

High Consequence Viral Transmission

edited by

Olivier Escaffre

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-consequence viruses; zoonotic viruses; spillover events; natural reservoirs; wildlife vectors; pandemic; outbreaks; airborne transmission; droplet transmission; sexual transmission; high fatality rates; Filoviridae; Orthoebolavirus; Orthomarbugvirus; Paramyxoviridae; Orthoparamyxovirinae; Arenaviridae; Mammarenavirus; Peribunyaviridae; Orthobunyavirus; Nairoviridae; Orthonairovirus; Hantaviridae; Orthohantavirus; Coronaviridae; Betacoronavirus

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

Rodent-Borne Viruses 2026

edited by

Renata Carvalho De Oliveira

and

Jorlan Fernandes

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4881 | Submission Open

Keywords: rodent-borne viruses; hantaviridae; arenaviridae; poxviridae; zoonosis; virus ecology and evolution; virus– host interaction; virus discovery; animal model; rodents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, 4th Edition

edited by