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Viral Infections and Immune Dysregulation 2024

edited by

Ester Ballana Guix

and

Ifeanyi Jude Ezeonwumelu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3248 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune responses; immune dysregulation; autoimmunity; viral infections; immunomodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

mRNA Vaccines

edited by Zhenglun Liang and Qunying Mao

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; mRNA Vaccines design; manufacturing process; quality control; clinical trials; practical application; mechanism; effectiveness; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)

Animal Herpesvirus

edited by

Shafiqul Chowdhury

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16933 | Submission Open

Keywords: herpesviruses; innate immune responses; host adaptive immune responses; herpesvirus– host; interactions; susceptibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

The Inflammasomes - Key Players in Antiviral Response

edited by

Dong-Yan Jin

and

Tsan Sam Xiao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16398 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammasome; cytokine; pyroptosis; infection; virus-host interactions; viral pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

HPV-Associated Cancers

edited by

Rui Medeiros

and

Hugo Sousa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12098 | Submission Open

Keywords: HPV; cervical cancer; head and neck cancer; penile cancer; cancer prevention; targeted therapy; cancer stem cells; molecular study; carcinogenesis; immunotherapy

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

Cascade of Care for HIV and Hepatitis

edited by Justyna Dominika Kowalska

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8480 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; AIDS; cascade; linkage; HCV; HBV

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

Chronic Infection by Oncogenic Viruses

edited by

Christophe Nicot

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8114 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus transmission; virus replication; virus pathogenesis; virus latency; virus– host interactions; antiviral immune responses; virus-induced cellular transformation; antiviral drugs and vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Animal Virus Discovery and Genetic Diversity

edited by

Ryan Troyer

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7995 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal virus; evolution; genetic; diversity; richness; emerging viruses; virome; metagenomics; ecology; cross-species transmission; zoonotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Emerging Highlights in the Study of Rift Valley Fever Virus

edited by

Corey L. Campbell

and

Emma K. Harris

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7913 | Submission Open

Keywords: Rift Valley fever virus; emerging diseases; viral reassortment; neglected tropical diseases; vaccine development; vector– virus interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Persistent Virus Infection

edited by

Yasuko Tsunetsugu-Yokota

and Mie Kobayashi-Ishihara

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7594 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathophysiology; persistent virus infections; chronic diseases; latency; reactivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Bacteriophage Diversity

edited by Bert Ely

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7353 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophages; phage diversity; genome evolution; new genera; phage– host interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Emerging Zoonotic Diseases 2024

edited by

Yannick Simonin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7043 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging viruses; zoonoses; epidemiology; pathogenesis; cell– virus interaction; surveillance program; one health; innovative diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of Vaccines against Viruses: From Network Medicine to Clinical Experimentation 2nd Edition

edited by

Pietro Hiram Guzzi

Jayanta Kumar Das

and

Marianna Milano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6908 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; vaccine security; computational bioinformatics; network analysis; data science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

The Diverse Regulation of Transcription in Endogenous Retroviruses

edited by

Welkin Johnson

and Zachary H. Williams

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5463 | Submission Open

Keywords: endogenous retrovirus (ERV); human endogenous retrovirus (HERV); HERV-K; long terminal repeat (LTR); retrotransposon; exaptation; transcriptional silencing; piRNA; gene regulatory network; pluripotency; chromatin; methylation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Rapid and Accurate Detection of Plant Pathogens towards Improving Biovigilance-Based Crop Management Strategies

edited by

Charith Raj Adkar-Purushothama

Satheesh Natarajan

Mamadou L. Fall

and Jean Pierre Perreault

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5411 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-site diagnosis; biovigilance; isothermal amplification; lateral flow assay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)

Viral Replication Inhibitors

edited by Danielle Poulin Porter and Meghan Vermillion

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5345 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral drugs; integrase inhibitors; mechanism of action; reverse transcriptase inhibitors; protease inhibitors; polymerase inhibitors; entry inhibitors; viral infectious disease; small-molecule inhibitors; antibodies; viral resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Volume II

edited by

Giovanni Nigro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5249 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary cytomegalovirus infection; pregnancy; CMV screening; hyperimmune globulin; valaciclovir

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

Within-Host Viral Dynamics: A Window into Viral Evolution

edited by

Xiaofeng Fan

and

Mahmoud Reza Pourkarim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4352 | Submission Open

Keywords: virome; metagenomics; phylogenetics; viral evolution; quasispecies; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

How to Adjust the Action Steps for Achieving the Global Hepatitis Virus (HBV/HCV/HDV) Elimination Targets?

edited by Ferruccio Bonino

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3180 | Submission Open

Keywords: antivirals; chronic viral hepatitis infections; HBV; HBV functional cure; HCV; HCV vaccine; HDV; HDV-RNA; anti-HD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Pseudorabies Virus, Third Edition

edited by

Yan-Dong Tang

and

Xiangdong Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2677 | Submission Open

Keywords: pseudorabies virus; viral replication; virus– host interaction; pathogenesis and immunity; novel antiviral strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

HIV Assembly, Release and Maturation

edited by Siddhartha Datta

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1422 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV assembly and maturation; capsid stability; inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6); genome recognition; endogenous reverse transcription; reorganization; maturation inhibitors; flexibility and dynamics

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

HIV Neurological Disorders: 2nd Edition

edited by

Frank Denaro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroinflammation; chronic HIV inflammation; HIV reservoir; HIV proteins; HIV receptors; HIV models; drugs of abuse; AIDS dementia complex; HIV noninfectious comorbidities; HIV healthcare disparities; HIV neuropathology

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

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses

edited by

Shafiqul Chowdhury

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: bovine viral diarrhea viruses; BVDV; molecular biology; pathogenesis; immune response; vaccination strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Animal and Human Respiratory Viruses—Causes of the Next Pandemic? 2nd Edition

edited by

Julian Tang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory viruses; pandemic potential; evolution; transmission; diagnosis and detection; infection control; contact tracing; non-pharmaceutical interventions; treatment; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Viral Manipulation of Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Miguel A. Aranda

and Manuel Miras

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus– plant interactions; virus– host– vector interactions; immune responses; hormone signaling; evolutionary adaptations; crop protection; stress responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)

Role of Lectins in Viral Infections and Antiviral Intervention

edited by Yuan Guo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: lectin– glycan interaction; membrane fusion; immune evasion; multivalency; glycan conjugates; lectin constructs; antivirals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Virus Structure and Assembly

edited by

Gino Cingolani

and

Juliana Reis Cortines

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus structure; virus assembly; replication cycle; genome packaging; viral pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonotic Viruses: Current Challenges in Vaccinology

edited by Gema Lorenzo and Sandra Moreno

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging zoonotic viruses; re-emerging zoonotic viruses; vaccine development; viral vector; reverse genetics systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen: A Pivotal Role in the Virus–Host Interactions

edited by Patrick Labonte and Matthieu Blanchet

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis B surface antigen; HBsAg; HBV; HDV

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

Avian Reovirus

edited by

Sunil Mor

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian reovirus; pathogenesis; reassortment; virus evolution; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Epigenetic Modifications in Viral Infections, Volume II

edited by

Matloob Husain

and

Farjana Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral pathogenesis; virus– host interaction; epigenetic modifications; acetylation; methylation; proteomics; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

APOBECs and Virus Restriction 2024

edited by

Jaquelin P. Dudley

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytosine deamination; methylcytosine; epigenetics; mutagenesis; cancer; APOBEC antagonists; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; virus selection

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

Discovery, Classification, and Early Research on the Lipid-Containing, Double-Stranded RNA Bacteriophage φ6

edited by

Paul Gottlieb

and Aleksandra Alimova

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13967 | Submission Open

Keywords: procapsid; nucleocapsid; polymerase complex; assembly; replication; recombination; packaging10

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Cellular Mechanisms Regulating HIV Replication

edited by

Sergei Nekhai

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9744 | Submission Open

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

Viral Sepsis: Pathogenesis, Diagnostics and Therapeutics

edited by

Karolina Akinosoglou

and

Charalambos Gogos

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5426 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral sepsis; HIV; HBV; HCV; EBV; HDV; HEV; CMV; HSV; HPV; influenza; RSV; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; other viruses; viral infection; sepsis; pathogenesis; diagnosis; therapy; biomarkers; vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Canine Distemper Virus

edited by Monica G. Candela and

Nieves Ortega Hernández

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4954 | Submission Open

Keywords: CDV taxonomy (lineages); new hosts of CDV; CDV pathogenesis; CDV epidemiology (risk factors; distribution; and prevalence); CDV prevention/risk mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Innate Immunity to Virus Infection 2nd Edition

edited by

Caijun Sun

and

Feng Ma

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4619 | Submission Open

Keywords: innate immunity; interferon (IFN); IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs); IFN signaling pathways; antiviral immunity; inflammation; immunometabolism; non-coding RNA; vaccine; broadly antiviral drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

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

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

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1334 | 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)

Virological and Immunological Factors Underlying HBV Functional Cure and HBV Reactivation

edited by

Valentina Svicher

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: HBV persistence; HBV functional cure; cccDNA; immunology of HBV; HBV reactivation; immune-escape mutations

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

Emerging Concepts in SARS-CoV-2 Biology and Pathology 2.0

edited by

Daniele Focosi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17954 | Submission Open

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; novel therapeutics; fundamental virology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)

Molecular Biology of Human Cytomegalovirus

edited by

Michael McVoy

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14161 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytomegalovirus; molecular biology; genetics; pathogenesis

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

Human Norovirus 2024

edited by

Kosuke Murakami

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6869 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus replication and tropism; development of cost effective; point-of-care diagnostic assays; genetic evolution; pathogenesis; disinfection; antivirals and vaccines; foodborne and waterborne norovirus

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

Advances in Alphavirus and Flavivirus Research, 2nd Edition

edited by

Young Chan Kim

and

Arturo Reyes-Sandoval

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3305 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbovirus; alphavirus; flavivirus; Chikungunya; Mayaro; Zika; dengue; diagnostics; surveillance; vaccine; antivirals; animal models

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) Coinfection

edited by Tania A. Thomas and Eva Otoupalova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: tuberculosis; HIV; TB case detection; biomarkers; prevention; subclinical TB; pediatrics; malnutrition

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

Influenza Virus Neuraminidase: Structure, Evolution and Therapeutics

edited by Helena Rebelo-De-Andrade and Vanessa Correia

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: influenza neuraminidase; viral antigen; human and zoonotic influenza viruses; protein structure; evolution; antiviral therapies; vaccine target

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Animal Papillomaviruses Research

edited by Neil Christensen

submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5317 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Inoviruses

edited by

Danielle Peters

and

Wangxue Chen

submission deadline 24 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3968 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophages; inoviruses; filamentous phages; antimicrobial resistance; phage and host interaction; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Viral Hepatitis in Latin America and the Caribbean

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13731 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral hepatitis; Latin America; key populations; epidemiology; molecular epidemiology; therapy; diagnostics; new diagnostic technologies; immune response; clinical outcome; genotype

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

Pathogenesis of Flavivirus Infections

edited by

Juarez Quaresma

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; immunopathogenesis; immune response; clinical outcomes; vaccines; diagnostic; public health; one health; molecular biology; flavivirus; computer simulation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Evaluation of COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Effects

edited by

Dingmei Zhang

and

Bingqian Qu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14489 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; vaccine; evaluation of vaccine efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)

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