Research on the Prevention and Infection Mechanisms of Transboundary Viruses

Dear Colleagues, 

Our Topic focuses on the prevention and infection mechanisms of transboundary viruses. A transboundary virus is a virus that can be transmitted between two or more species. Different animals have receptors for specifc viruses on their cell surfaces, and if a virus is able to recognise the receptors on multiple animals at the same time, then it can achieve the infection of multiple species, i.e., cross-species transmission. The new coronavirus, for example, is able to bind to ACE2 in humans and also in animals such as pangolins and bats, so that it can infect multiple species. Of course, this phenomenon could be natural or the virus could have developed this ability by mutation. Our Topic includes research on infection mechanisms, virus identification, virus isolation, epidemiology, testing methods, and vaccine development.

Dr. Yanzhu Zhu
Dr. Wentao Yang
Dr. Wei Liu
Topic Editors