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Mpox (Monkeypox): From Neglected Tropical Disease to Emerging Global Pathogen

edited by

David A. Schwartz

Robert Colebunders

and Patrick Katoto

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15461 | Submission Open

Keywords: monkeypox; mpox; monkeypox virus; mpxv; poxvirus; Poxviridae; Africa; DR Congo; outbreak; epidemic; stillbirth; sexual transmission; vaccination; emerging infection

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

Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Immunity of Adenovirus

edited by Adriana Kajon and

Jay R. Radke

submission deadline 6 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: human adenovirus; viral infection; pathogenesis; epidemiology; immune response; diagnosis; therapeutics; vaccine development

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

Hepatitis Viral Infections, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fan Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis A virus (HAV); hepatitis B virus (HBV); hepatitis C virus (HCV); hepatitis D virus (HDV); hepatitis E virus (HEV); chronic liver disease; chronic hepatitis; liver cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); liver cancer; antiviral therapy

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

Tick-Borne Viruses 2026

edited by

Pat Nuttall

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: tick-borne viruses; vector-borne pathogens; virus– tick– host interactions; saliva-assisted transmission; tick exosomes; tick antiviral mechanisms; virus evolution; surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Molecular Epidemiology, Evolution, and Dispersion of Flaviviruses (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marta Giovanetti

Fernanda De Bruycker Nogueira

Ana Maria Bispo De Filippis

and

Anne Paiva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7215 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavivirus; evolution; genomic epidemiology; phylodynamics; transmission

(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 14 | 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)

Coxsackieviruses, Polioviruses and Associated Diseases (Second Edition)

edited by

Yong Zhang

and

Didier Hober

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6654 | 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 63 | 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 | Viewed by 59 | 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)

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

edited by

David A. Schwartz

and

André Ricardo Ribas Freitas

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10303 | 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)

Emerging and Re-Emerging Neuroinvasive Arboviruses

edited by

Rafael Freitas de Oliveira França

Rodrigo Stabeli

and Mylena R. Pereira

submission deadline 16 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Immune Responses to Papillomavirus Infections: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiafen Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open

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

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

The Entry and Fusion of Enveloped Virus

edited by

Tsutomu Murakami

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)

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