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Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV) Infection and Treatment 2.0

edited by Cynthia A. Pise-Masison and Damian F. J. Purcell

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: HTLV; HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis; adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma; inflammation; neurodegeneration; therapeutics; infectious dermatitis; cancer; antiviral drugs

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

Coxsackieviruses, Polioviruses and Associated Diseases (Second Edition)

edited by

Yong Zhang

and

Didier Hober

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9494 | 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 185 | 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 126 | 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)

Influenza B Virus: From Infection to Prevention

edited by Saira Hussain

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 196 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 277 | 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)

West Nile Virus 2025

edited by Orsolya Korbacska-Kutasi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

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

edited by

David A. Schwartz

and

André Ricardo Ribas Freitas

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15138 | 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 52 | 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 20117 | 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 | Viewed by 83 | 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 2355 | 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

edited by

Pierpaolo Di Micco

Alessandro Perrella

and

Giuseppe Camporese

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 351 | 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)

Interaction Between Influenza Virus and Host Cell

edited by

Flora De Conto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 68 | 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

Maria Mazzitelli

Andrea De Vito

and Mattia Trunfio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

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

Viruses 2026—New Horizons in Virology

edited by

Eric O. Freed

and

Albert Bosch

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 71 | 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

Tsutomu Murakami

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 66 | 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)

Respiratory Viral Pathogenesis and Host-Microbe Crosstalk: From Bench to Bedside

edited by Shenghai Huang and

Theo J. Moraes

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 47 | 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 Pneumonia: Recent Advances and Prospects

edited by

Gan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 24 | 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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