Pathogen Elimination in Animal Populations
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal System and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2025 | Viewed by 194
Special Issue Editors
Interests: swine health and production; disease prevention; biosecurity; pathogen elimination; field applied research; PRRSV; PEDV; ASF
Interests: transmission and biosecurity of viral diseases; PRRSV; PEDV; ASFV
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce the opportunity to lead this Special Issue, titled “Pathogen Elimination in Animal Populations”. This Special Issue aims to establish a science-based platform that focuses on pathogen elimination strategies in animal populations. The elimination of pathogens is the ultimate goal and the most advanced strategy of animal disease prevention overall. To our knowledge, this issue is the first initiative to focus on this topic. This Special Issue will strive to be multi-organismal, cross-species, and global in nature. Its topics will include reviews on historical elimination efforts and pathogen transmission, new research in these areas, and summaries of field-based experience with attempts to eliminate both viral and bacterial agents from herds and flocks. We welcome all manuscripts that deal with these topics, especially contributions from field veterinarians who have served their customers and their animals by choosing to improve the welfare of their animals, and the economic viability of their farmers by choosing to eliminate the root cause of the problem rather than continuing to live with it, including the lessons that were learned therein.
Best regards,
Dr. Satoshi Otake
Dr. Scott Dee
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- pathogen
- elimination
- eradication
- animals
- population
- transmission
- biosecurity
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