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West Nile Virus 2025
edited by Orsolya Korbacska-Kutasi and Gábor Kemenesi
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 206 | 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 87 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 18 | 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)
Phage and Quorum Sensing submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 17 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17765 | 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 | Viewed by 78 | 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 and Aleksandra Alimova
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21387 | 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 , and Mylena R. Pereira
submission deadline 16 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 128 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4582 | 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)
Immune Responses to Papillomavirus Infections: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2727 | Submission Open
Keywords: papillomavirus; HPV; immune responses; infections; models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Infection and Platelets’ Disorders submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 396 | 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)
Human Adenovirus (HAdV) Infection in Children
edited by Adriana Kajon and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; pediatric; transplant recipients; antivirals; outbreak; acute respiratory illness; gastroenteritis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Interaction Between Influenza Virus and Host Cell
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza virus; virus-– host interaction; restriction factor; host species barrier; pandemic; pathogenicity; zoonosis; cell culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
HIV in the Context of Chronic Disorders and Aging
edited by , and Mattia Trunfio
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Phage Evolution: Taxonomy, Origins, and Diversity
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage taxonomy and phylogeny; origins and evolution of phage genes and genomes; phage-host coevolution; phage diversity and ecology; artificial evolution of phages; computational and bioinformatic approaches to phage evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Structural and Mechanistic Advances in Retroviral Biology
edited by Yong Xiong, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: retroviruses; capsid structure and assembly; host-viral interactions; in situ cryo EM; reverse transcription; integration; genome packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viroinformatics and Viral Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral genomics; virus variation; genome-wide variation; gene silencing; antiviral defense; virus replication; host factors; high-throughput sequencing; small RNA sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Viruses 2026—New Horizons in Virology
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; replication; assembly; pathogenesis; outbreak; molecular biology; cell biology; public health; structural biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
The Entry and Fusion of Enveloped Virus
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: enveloped virus; entry; attachment; virus binding; membrane fusion; internalization; endocytosis; uncoating; intracellular trafficking; nuclear import; receptor; carbohydrates; antiviral; neutralizing antibody; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Advances in Endemic and Emerging Viral Diseases in Livestock: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary virology; livestock; ruminants; swine; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Respiratory Viral Pathogenesis and Host-Microbe Crosstalk: From Bench to Bedside
edited by Shenghai Huang and
submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory viruses; pathogenesis; host– microbe crosstalk; etiological diagnosis; prevention and treatment; RSV; influenza; coronavirus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Surveillance, Transmission, Pathogenesis, and Vaccine Development in Domestic Animals and Wildlife
edited by , and Wen-Kang Wei
submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal viruses; influenza viruses; coronaviruses; rotaviruses; transmission; epidemiology; surveillance; pathogenesis; one health; vaccine; domestic animals; wildlife; emerging viruses; re-emerging viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Molecular and Cellular Biology of Human Oncogenic Viruses: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncoviruses; antiviral drugs; viral oncogenesis; viral infection; oncogenic pathways; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Advances in Alphavirus and Flavivirus Research, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 55 | 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)
Current Trends in Arbovirus Outbreaks and Research submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)
Molecular Insights into HIV-1 Infection submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 14 | 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)
Nanotechnology-Driven Strategy Against Viral Infections submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 9 | 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)
Viral Pneumonia: Recent Advances and Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 61 | 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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