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Influenza B Virus: From Infection to Prevention
edited by Saira Hussain
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1490 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza B viruses; epidemiology; evolution; pathogenesis; immunity; vaccine; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Arbovirus Infections
edited by Manuela Sales Lima Nascimento, Paulo Marcos da Matta Guedes and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17802 | Submission Open
Keywords: arbovirus; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; immunotherapeutic; immunoprophylaxis; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
HIV Neurological Disorders: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13232 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroinflammation; chronic HIV inflammation; HIV reservoir; HIV proteins; HIV receptors; HIV models; drugs of abuse; AIDS dementia complex; HIV noninfectious comorbidities; HIV healthcare disparities; HIV neuropathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Mechanisms of Immune Evasion
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12222 | Submission Open
Keywords: immune evasion; virulent factor; antiviral signaling; pathogenesis; antiviral strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Emerging Concepts in SARS-CoV-2 Biology and Pathology, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8744 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; virology; therapeutics; zoonoses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
Bacteriophage Diversity, 2nd Edition
edited by Bert Ely
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7497 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophages phage; diversity genome; evolution; new genera; phage-host interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Current: Measles Outbreak, a Global Situation
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6620 | Submission Open
Keywords: measles; vaccination; surveillance; complications; outbreaks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR): Progress and Efforts Toward 2030 Eradication
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5172 | Submission Open
Keywords: peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV); PPR; PPR in sheep; goats; cattle; buffaloes; and wildlife; PPR vaccination strategy; diagnosis; surveillance; epidemiology; episystem; socioeconomics; transmission; pathogenesis; atypical hosts and wildlife hosts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Roles of Macrophages in Viral Infections, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5079 | 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)
Phage–Antibiotic Combination Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4383 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophage; antibiotics; phage therapy; phage– antibiotic synergy; combination therapy; in vitro study; sub-lethal dose; emerging alternative; bacteria-killing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Molecular and Biological Virus-Plant-Insect Vector Interactions
edited by Yong Liu
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4207 | 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)
Regulation of HIV-1 Transcription and Latency, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3800 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV provirus; HIV latency; latency reversal; HIV transcription initiation; HIV transcription elongation; transcription factors; epigenetic silencing; posttranscriptional control of HIV gene expression; transcriptomic analysis of HIV infection; HIV reservoir
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Animal Models in Emerging/Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
edited by Dong Yang
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3475 | 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)
Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Antiviral Immunity
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3371 | Submission Open
Keywords: interferon-stimulated genes; ISGs; non-coding RNA; viral replication; deep learning tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Citrus Viral Diseases: Advances in Knowledge and Technologies and Their Containment Measures
edited by , and Moshe Bar-Joseph
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3041 | 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 submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2990 | 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)
Hepatitis E: Molecular Virology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2377 | 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)
EBV Infection and EBV-Associated Lymphomas in Children
edited by Paola A. Chabay
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | 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)
CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing in Viral Research
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1272 | 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)
Canine Distemper Virus: 2nd Edition
edited by Monica G. Candela and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1118 | 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)
West Nile Virus 2025–2026
edited by Orsolya Korbacska-Kutasi and Gábor Kemenesi
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 765 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 532 | 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)
Flow Virometry: A New Tool for Studying Viruses: 2nd Edition
edited by John Yin
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 240 | 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)
Phage and Quorum Sensing submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: quorum sensing; quorum quenching; phage– bacteria interaction; auto-induced peptides; phage therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Oropouche Virus (OROV): An Emerging Peribunyavirus (Bunyavirus) submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 38660 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5569 | 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)
Post-Viral Syndromes Following Respiratory Virus Infections: Virological Mechanisms, Therapeutic Approaches, and Long-Term Management submission deadline 7 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1378 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-viral syndromes; long COVID; respiratory viruses; viral persistence; immune dysregulation; influenza; RSV; therapeutic interventions; nutritional strategies; dietary management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
Virology in Italy 2025—9th National Congress of the Italian Society for Virology submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2881 | Submission Open
Keywords: Italy; emerging viruses; viral subversion of host cell processes; viruses of microbes; antivirals; vaccines; emerging methods in virology; RNA in virus infection; plant viruses; antiviral innate immunity; animal viruses; mycoviruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Discovery, Classification, and Early Research on the Lipid-Containing, Double-Stranded RNA Bacteriophage φ6
edited by and Aleksandra Alimova
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 30503 | Submission Open
Keywords: procapsid; nucleocapsid; polymerase complex; assembly; replication; recombination; packaging10
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Role of Bacteriophage in Intestine Microbial Communities
edited by Yi Duan
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3520 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophage; intestinal microbiome; virome; microbial homeostasis; phage therapy; gut ecology; intestinal dysbiosis; antimicrobial resistance; microbiome engineering; host– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Functional Structures in RNA Viruses
edited by Riccardo Delli Ponti, , and Laura Broglia
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNA secondary structure; RNA viruses; machine learning; SHAPE; protein– RNA interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Emerging and Re-Emerging Neuroinvasive Arboviruses
edited by , and Mylena R. Pereira
submission deadline 16 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2546 | 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)
Emerging Bat-Borne Viruses: Mechanisms, Surveillance, and Future Directions
edited by
submission deadline 17 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: bat-borne viruses; spillover; viral emergence; One Health; genomic surveillance; zoonoses; host– virus interactions; predictive modeling; wildlife reservoirs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment of Avian Influenza
edited by and
submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza; surveillance; molecular epidemiology; antigenic evolution; cross-species transmission; vaccine; antiviral therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Advances in Understanding Viral Pathogenesis and Host Immune Responses to Arboviruses and Respiratory Viruses submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13403 | 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)
Advances in Research on HIV Drug Resistance and Other Determinants of Treatment Success: 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12631 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; antiretroviral therapies; virological failure; HIV drug resistance; HIV reservoir; HIV viral subtype; predictors of virological failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
An Update on Enterovirus Research, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12243 | 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)
Viral Strategies and Cellular Countermeasures That Regulate mRNA Access to the Translation Apparatus: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11943 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus– host interactions; IRES elements; RNA structure; translation initiation; translational control; innate immune response; RNA modification
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2026
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11921 | Submission Open
Keywords: SFTS; SFTSV; emerging viral infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Zoonotic Viral Diseases: Drivers, Causes, Prevention and Cure, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11853 | 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)
Emerging Microbes, Infections and Spillovers, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8866 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging infections; virus spillovers; microbes; cross-species transmission; virus evolution; viral disease; virus reservoirs; virus– host interaction; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Viral Hemorrhagic Disease
edited by Joseph W. Golden and Aura R. Garrison
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8046 | Submission Open
Keywords: host factors contributing to severe disease; immune correlates of protection; animal models; persistent infections; surveillance of hemorrhagic fever viruses; prophylactic and therapeutic development against hemorrhagic fever viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Molecular Virus–Insect Interactions, 2nd Edition
edited by Li-Long Pan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7436 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant virus-insect vector interactions; virus transmission; entomopathogenic virus-insect host interactions; insect-specific viruses; induction and suppression of immune responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Invertebrate Viruses)
Immune Responses to Papillomavirus Infections: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6889 | Submission Open
Keywords: papillomavirus; HPV; immune responses; infections; models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Animal Virus Discovery and Genetic Diversity: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6647 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal virus; evolution; genetic; diversity; richness; emerging viruses; virome; metagenomics; ecology; cross-species transmission; zoonotic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Oncogenic Infections and Cancer: Clinical Insights and Emerging Therapeutics
edited by G. Hossein Ashrafi and Mustafa Ozdogan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6293 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncogenesis; viral oncology; bacterial oncogenesis; human papillomavirus (HPV); Epstein– Barr virus (EBV); Kaposi’ s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV); hepatitis B virus (HBV); hepatitis C virus (HCV); human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1); Helicobacter pylori; infection-driven cancers; molecular mechanisms; tumor microenvironment; immunotherapy; viral persistence; antiviral therapies; CRISPR-based treatments; cancer prevention; vaccine development; immune checkpoint inhibitors; diagnostic biomarkers; personalized medicine; translational oncology; therapeutic resistance; emerging therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Influenza Viruses in Wildlife 2026
edited by and Wendy Blay Puryear
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5626 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian influenza; wild birds; wildlife; influenza epidemiology; surveillance; HPAI
(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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5183 | 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)
ASFV Countermeasures, Pathogenesis, and Epidemiology
edited by Douglas Gladue
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5171 | Submission Open
Keywords: ASF; african swine fever; swine; countermeasures; therapeutics; pathogenesis and epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
HIV and Drugs of Abuse, 4th Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5032 | Submission Open
Keywords: substance use disorders; HIV; HAND; methamphetamine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
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