Antivirals against Arboviruses
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals".
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Interests: hepatitis viruses; poxviruses; coronaviruses; arboviruses; enterovirus; influenza; clinical and diagnostic virology; virus-host interactions; antiviral development
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Dear Colleagues,
There are more than 100 arthropod-borne viruses or arboviruses that are causative agents of infections and diseases in humans and animals. A significant subset, including members of the Flaviviridae (e.g., dengue and Zika virus), Bunyaviridae (e.g., Rift Valley fever virus), and Togaviridae (e.g., chikungunya virus) families, are considered medically important viral pathogens responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Furthermore, with changes in global temperature and the spread of arthropod vectors, the emergence and re-emergence of arbovirus infections in more temperate regions have led to increased infection rates and to more people with severe diseases.
Despite the significant global burden of arbovirus infections, there are no approved antiviral agents available for the therapy of arbovirus infections. Though some small-molecule compounds have been identified as inhibitors against some arboviruses, most of them have not advanced into clinical trials. Considering the clinical significance and global impact of arbovirus infections, efforts to develop anti-arboviral drugs are urgently needed, and this field is attracting increasing attention worldwide.
This Special Issue of Viruses aims to highlight recent progress in the research and development of novel antivirals against arboviruses. We also aim to provide a forum to present new antiviral strategies for fighting off arbovirus infections.
Dr. Benjamin M. Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antivirals
- arboviruses
- mosquito-borne arboviruses
- tick-borne arboviruses
- emerging and re-emerging diseases
- viral proteins
- virus replication
- viral targets
- host–virus interaction
- arthropod-borne viruses
- broad-spectrum antivirals
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