Research Progress on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to submit your next publication to this Special Issue of the journal Viruses. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused tremendous economic losses to the global swine industry since first being reported in 1987, and current control technologies are still unsatisfactory in preventing the disease. PRRSV is marked by extensive genetic variation introducing new challenges for prevention, and it also leads to secondary bacterial infections with more serious clinical symptoms and higher mortality. PRRSV works via modulating cellular processes, including inflammatory cytokines, innate immunity, apoptosis, etc. This Special Issue will focus on the genetic evolution, replication regulation, immunological or pathogenic mechanisms and vaccine development relating to PRRSV. Original research articles and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Tongqing An
Dr. Xingyang Cui
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Viruses is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• PRRSV
• genetic evolution
• replication regulation
• immunological or pathogenic mechanism
• vaccine development
• prevention and control