Research on Swine Virus Infection and Immunity
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus; other swine infectious viruses
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Dear Colleagues,
Swine viral diseases pose a severe threat to the swine industry due to their highly contagious nature, causing substantial economic losses and raising significant public health concerns. In recent years, the emergence and re-emergence of swine viruses have challenged existing immune defense mechanisms through continuous recombination and evolution. Consequently, current immune prevention and control measures have become less effective. Notable examples include porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and its novel isolates with distinct pathogenicity, highly pathogenic variants of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), swine rotavirus, African swine fever virus (ASFV), pseudorabies virus (PRV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), and influenza viruses, which continuously mutate under various immune selection pressures.
Despite significant efforts to study these viruses, critical gaps remain in understanding their pathogenesis mechanisms, the structure and function of viral proteins, virus-host interactions, protective immunity, and viral evolution. To address these challenges and improve disease control, there is an urgent need for innovative approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. We encourage scientists to contribute their experimental and theoretical findings in the following areas: genomic structure and function, immune evasion mechanisms, antiviral therapy, vaccine development, novel diagnostic assays, and other related aspects of swine virology.
Prof. Dr. Yanhua Li
Guest Editor
Dr. Chenxi Li
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- swine virus
- viral evolution
- virus-host interaction
- vaccine development
- diagnosis, pathogenesis
- epidemiology
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