Viral Pathogens
A section of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Section Information
Viral Pathogens infect all types of life forms, from human, animals, and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Examples of common human diseases caused by viruses include the common cold, influenza, chickenpox, and cold sores. Many serious diseases, such as rabies, Ebola virus disease, AIDS (HIV), avian influenza, and SARS, are caused by viruses, and the current global COVID-19 pandemic has been caused by SARS-CoV-2. Animals are usually the “natural host” for viruses that infect humans (Viral Zoonoses) and may also be carriers of viruses originating from environmental contamination. Livestock, companion animals, mammals, fish, etc., are all susceptible to serious viral infections. Among pathogens, plant viruses are economically important because they are responsible for more than half of the emerging infectious diseases in plants. Plant viruses are a continuous threat to agricultural crops and cause significant economic losses in crop yields worldwide. Bacteriophages are a common and diverse group of viruses and are the most abundant biological entity in aquatic environments. Bacteriophages can be used to treat some bacterial infections. The current discovery and research of viral pathogens are essential for the in-depth exploration of various viral diseases.
The Section “Viral Pathogens” welcomes contributions that include original research and review papers, covering all aspects of viral pathogens and host–virus interactions.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Transmission and Prevention of Viral Disease in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention of Respiratory Viral Infections (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Host-Pathogen Interactions during Pathogenic Human Coronavirus Infection (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Food- and Waterborne Viruses: Detection and Inactivation (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Oncoviruses and Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Carcinogenesis (Deadline: 28 September 2023)
- Rodent-Borne Viruses and Diseases (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Pathogen-Host Interactions in Viral Infections (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- An Update on African Swine Fever (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Respiratory Viruses of Equids (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Herpesvirus Infections and Antiviral Drugs (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advance in Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Mechanisms of Infection in Zika Virus (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Zoonotic Hepatitis E Virus: A Focus on Animals, Food and Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- The Role of HIV-1 Protease in Drug Resistance: New Pharmacological and Computational Approaches (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Highly Pathogenic Viruses: Challenges for Diagnostics Development and Drug Discovery (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Advances in Emerging Hemorrhagic Fevers (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Molecular Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Management of Viral Pathogens (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection among Humans and Animals: Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Treatment and Prevention (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Ongoing Research on Pathogenesis, Control and Treatments of Chikungunya Virus Infection (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: HIV and Viral Co-infections (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemia on Infection Disease (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Herpesvirus Diseases in Humans and Animals (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Transmission and Pathogenesis of Viral Infectious Disease (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Broad Spectrum Antivirals against Beta-Coronaviruses (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Viral Hepatitis in Europe: The Unresolved Issues (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Plant Virus Genome Diversity in Plant Hosts and Insect Vectors (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: Genetic Diversity and Evolution (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Viruses and the Nervous System in the 21st Century: Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- The Roles of Growth Factors, Cytokines and Their Receptors in Viral Infections (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Diagnostics of Animal Viral Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
- Viral Pathogens Involved in Canine and Feline Enteritidis (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Arthropod-Borne Flavivirus Infections: One-Health Approaches in Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Pathogenesis of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Swine Viral Diseases (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- HIV Primary Care and Management of Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts—Two Sides of the Same Coin (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Oncogenic Viruses (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Comparative Animal Models of Human Viral Infections (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Canine Distemper Virus Infection (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Modification of Cellular Response by HSV (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Current Research on Arboviral Encephalitis (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Viral Infections and Their Effects on the Central Nervous System (CNS) (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- HIV, Tuberculosis and Neglected Tropical Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Membrane-Associated Virus-Host Interaction in Infection and Innate Immunity (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Transcriptomic Changes in the Human Airway Epithelium during Respiratory Viral Infection (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- From Sporadic Cases of Bird Flu to Global Pandemic of SARS-CoV-2: The Science Behind and Battle against Zoonotic Viruses (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Immunology and Virology of Epstein–Barr Virus Infection (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- New Directions in HTLV-1 Research (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Mosquito-Borne Viruses (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Molecular Epidemiology, Host Genetic Factors, and Viral Hepatitis Related Liver Diseases (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Current Research on Enterovirus Infection (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- SARS-CoV-2: From Virus Replication Cycle to Antiviral Strategies (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Advanced Research on Rabies: Infection, Immunity, Therapy and Drug Development (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Viruses and Ocular Infection (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Host-Virus Interactions in Viral Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Emergence and Control of African Swine Fever (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Pathogenesis of Virus Infection (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Animal Models for Human Viruses (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Plant Viruses (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Burden, Prevention, and Control of Enteric Viral Infections (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Control of Animal Influenza Viruses (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Coronaviruses: Virology and Zoonotic Potential (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Latest Advances in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Research (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Antiviral Responses in Coronavirus Infections (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Molecular Detection and Characterisation of Viral Pathogens (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Human Poliovirus (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Emerging and Re-emerging Plant Viruses in a Context of Global Change (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Viruses in Water (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Innovations and Developments in the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Research on Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus: Pathogenesis and Persistence (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Humans and Animals: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Anti-HCV Antiviral Treatment (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- West Nile Virus and Other Zoonotic Infections (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Advances in Important Mammalian Viruses: Infection, Pathogenesis and Drugs (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Current Advances in Flavivirus and Other Arboviruses (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Zoonotic Viral Infections and Climate Change (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Impact of Viruses on Maternal and Fetal Outcome (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Oncogenic Viruses: Advances in Molecular Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies and Therapy (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Emerging Arboviruses: Epidemiology, Vector Dynamics, and Pathogenesis (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- The Impact of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) in Clinical Practice (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Elimination Strategies for Viral Hepatitis in Latin America (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Antiviral and Virucidal Compounds: From Synthesis, to Screening, Up to Identification (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Veterinary Viral Infections and Host Immune Responses (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Oncolytic Mechanisms of Viruses: Effect on Tumor Cells and Role of the Tumor Microenvironment (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Equine Herpesviruses Volume II (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Epidemiology and Clinical Management of Respiratory Viral Diseases, from Children to Adults (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Research on Hepatitis B Virus: Past, Present, and Future (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Zoonotic Infections in Pigs (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Virus–Host Cell Interactions and Research of New Antivirals (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Retroviruses: Molecular Biology, Immunology and Pathogenesis (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Bunyavirales Infections (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Host Immune Responses to RNA Viruses, Volume II (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Virulence Mechanisms, Detection and Control of Aquatic Animal Viruses: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in HPV Diagnostic Testing—Improving Access and Accuracy (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
