Special Issues

Pathogens publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Advance in Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses submission deadline 30 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2377 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza A virus; influenza B virus; viral life cycle; virus-host interaction; antivirals; vaccine; epidemiology; molecular immunology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Viral Infections and Their Effects on the Central Nervous System (CNS)
edited by Rajnish S. Dave, Josué Pérez-Santiago, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19297 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; CNS; COVID-19; HIV-1; neuroinflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Technology Research submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19249 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; immune response; infectious diseases; bioterrorism; select agents; pandemic; public health; immune monitoring; innate immunity; immunogenicity; cross-reactivity; immune mimicry; T cell epitopes; vaccine-related adverse effects; immune toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)
Epidemiology and Management of Foodborne Parasitic Diseases submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13347 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne parasites; One Health; epidemiology; zoonotic diseases; helminths; protozoa; domestic animals; wildlife
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Genomics and Epidemiology of Protozoan Parasites submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12211 | Submission Open
Keywords: protozoa; parasite; human pathogenic; genomics; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Malaria: Current Opportunities in Therapeutics and Vaccines
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5792 | Submission Open
Keywords: malaria treatment; preventive treatment; vaccination; curative treatment; antimalarial drugs resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)
Research on Hepatitis B Virus: Past, Present, and Future
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4485 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic hepatitis B; natural history; hepatocellular carcinoma; risk prediction; nucleotide analogues; new therapy; functional cure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Rapid Novel Diagnostics for Infectious Disease submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2179 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; rapid diagnostics; point-of-care testing; pathogen detection; molecular diagnostics; immunoassays; diagnostic innovations; global health challenges; early detection; outbreak containment
Advances in Hepatitis E Virus (HEV)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis E virus; clinical outcome; diagnostic; epidemiology; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Herpesvirus Diseases in Humans and Animals submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Transmission and Pathogenesis of Viral Infectious Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open
Keywords: viruses; transmission clusters; molecular epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; pathogenesis; viral infectious disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Equine Herpesviruses Volume II submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: equine herpesvirus; equine herpesvirus encephalomyelopathy; equine coital exanthema virus; equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis; genomic structure; pathogenesis; immunity; vaccination; latency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Filovirus Family: Recent Advances and Future Directions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: filoviruses; infection and pathogenesis; animal models; evolution and transmission; vaccines and therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Zoonotic Infections in Pigs
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogenesis; diagnosis; host immune responses; molecular epidemiology; zoonotic infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Toxoplasma gondii and Food Safety
edited by and Maurizio Percipalle
submission deadline 1 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2402 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxoplasmosis; food safety; risk assessment; epidemiology; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Host–Virus Interactions during Respiratory or Gastrointestinal Tract Infection
edited by
submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory infections; virus; gut; host; virome; disease; virus– host interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Genetic Diversity in Ticks and Transmitted Pathogens submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5760 | Submission Open
Keywords: tick-borne diseases; tick-borne pathogens; tick– host– pathogen interactions; vaccines; genetic diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ticks)
Mechanisms of Infection in Zika Virus submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open
Keywords: Zika virus infection; mechanism; transmission; treatment; flavivirus  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Exploring the Relationship between Oral Diseases and Candida Infections: Candida albicans and Beyond
edited by Shankargouda B. Patil
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: candida; immune suppression; opportunistic infection; oral cancer; oral diseases
Latest Updates on Scrub Typhus (Orientia spp.) submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5570 | Submission Open
Keywords: Scrub typhus; Orientia; Rickettsia; mite; chigger; vector-borne; zoonosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Canine Leishmaniasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Vaccine submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine leishmaniasis; serological diagnosis; pathogenesis; immunophatogenesis; immunology; molecular diagnosis; parasitological diagnosis; treatment; visceral leishmaniasis; cutaneous leishmaniasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)
Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in the Immunocompromised Host submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open
Keywords: tuberculosis (TB); nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM); Mycobacterium spp.; immunocompromised host; immunosuppression; HIV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
Novel Insights into Humoral Innate Resistance against Pathogens: Links with Extracellular Matrix and Haemostasis submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1446 | Submission Open
Keywords: humoral innate immunity; pattern recognition molecules; pentraxins; complement system; tumour microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
Leishmaniasis: Transmission, Pathogenesis and Treatment submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8003 | Submission Open
Keywords: Leishmania; Leishmaniasis; diagnosis; pathogenesis; disease prevention; treatment; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Molecular Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Management of Viral Pathogens submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14260 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis during Active and Latent Tuberculosis
edited by and Rogelio Hernández-Pando
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10230 | Submission Open
Keywords: monocytes/macrophages; inflammation; immune response; tuberculosis; pathogenesis; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
Emerging Zoonoses: The Bridge between Human and Animal Diseases in the One Health Paradigm submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9216 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging zoonoses; One Health; epidemiology; diagnostics; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)
Current Advances in Flavivirus and Other Arboviruses
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7170 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Mycotoxigenic Fungi Associated with Food Commodities during Cultivation, Storage and Marketing submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6357 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; mycotoxins; plant pathogens; prevention and management; toxicity; pre-harvest; post-harvest; marketing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Models in Parasite and Pathogen Evolution
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5042 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteria; virus; parasitic protozoa; yeasts and fungi; helminths; prions; pathogenesis; virulence factors; drug and antibiotic resistance; molecular epidemiology; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Schistosomiasis—Where Are We and Where Do We Want to Go? submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4803 | Submission Open
Keywords: schistosoma; epidemiology; diagnosis; human; animal; mollusks; control; praziquantel; drug resistance; genetics; proteomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: HIV and Viral Co-infections submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3355 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Ecology of Pathogenic Fungi submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3321 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal ecology; plant pathogens; fungi; bacteria; viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Parasites: Epidemiology, Treatment and Control: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2402 | Submission Open
Keywords: endoparasites; ectoparasites; zoonoses; epidemiology; treatment; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Trypanosoma cruzi Biology, Pathogenesis and Promising Therapeutic Candidates for Intervention
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open
Keywords: Trypanosoma cruzi; Chagas disease; therapeutic candidates; molecular pathogenesis; immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Avian Virus Infection
edited by Vishwanatha R.A.P. Reddy and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2213 | Submission Open
Keywords: endemic viruses; emerging viruses; respiratory viruses; immunosuppressive viruses; vectored vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity (Volume II) submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2005 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; evolution; vaccine; coronavirus; flavivirus; pathogenesis; vaccine development; therapeutic strategies to control virus infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
Host Response to Fungal Infections submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1173 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; fungal pathogens; fungal infection; host response; innate immunity; Candida; Cryptococcus; Histoplasma; Pneumocystis; Mucor; Aspergillus; emerging opportunistic fungal pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens: And Now What? submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1109 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ticks)
Epidemiology and Clinical Management of Respiratory Viral Diseases, from Children to Adults
edited by Bruno Cacopardo, , and Piero Pavone
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory viruses; viral pneumonia; emerging respiratory viruses; antiviral therapy; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Immunology and Virology of Epstein–Barr Virus Infection submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: Epstein– Barr virus; herpesviruses; immunity; genotyping; immune evasion; oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
One Health Approaches to Vector-Borne Diseases
edited by Melinda Rostal and Nichar Gregory
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: One Health approaches; vector-borne diseases; parasites; viruses; bacteria
Advances in Lyme Disease Diagnosis
edited by Raymond James Dattwyler
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Candida auris: An Emerging Pathogen
edited by Concepción Gimeno Cardona, Carme Salvador García and Nuria Tormo Palop
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: Candida auris; invasive candidiasis; antifungal resistance; nosocomial; diagnostics; epidemiology; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)
Understanding Microbial Keratitis: Basic Science, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management
edited by , Vannessa Leung, Yashar Seyed Razavi and Samantha Bobba
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)
Nutrient Uptake and Trafficking in Plasmodium Species submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3166 | Submission Open
Keywords: Plasmodium species; bioinformatics; integral membrane proteins; nutrient uptake; nutrient channels; nutrient transport; rhoptry proteins; RhopH protein complex; membrane transporters; Maurer's clefts
Advances and Challenges in Understanding and Management of Diseases Caused by Oomycetes submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8512 | Submission Open
Keywords: oomycetes; survey; biology; epidemiology; plant– pathogen interactions; detection; management; climate change; pathogenomics; pathogen variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Aeromonas: Genome, Transmission, Pathogenesis, and Treatment
edited by Li Zhang
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2861 | Submission Open
Keywords: Aeromonas; transmission; pathogenesis; treatment; genome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Giardiasis
edited by Renata Rosito Tonelli and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diasease; intestinal parasite; diarrhea; pathophysiological mechanisms; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
T Cell Responses to Pathogenic Infections
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1161 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogen; T cell; immunotherapy; persistence; cell metabolism; immunomodulation; exhaustion; memory; animal model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
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