Emerging and Re-emerging Fish and Shellfish Viruses - Special Issue Dedicated to Dr. James R. Winton
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 40280
Special Issue Editors
Interests: diseases of aquatic animals
Interests: fish diseases; innate and adaptive immunity; host-pathogen interaction; vaccine and immunostimulants development; diagnosis of diseases; epidemic survey; pathogenic mechanisms of infectious diseases; environmental impacts on fish health
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Dear Colleagues,
It is an honor for us to be the Guest Editors of this Special Issue in the reputable journal Animals dedicated to James R. Winton of the United States Geological Service, Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Winton has recently retired after five decades of distinguished service. We, his students, friends, colleagues, and collaborators, are assembling this Special Issue on emerging and re-emerging fish and shellfish viruses as a tribute to his outstanding career. Dr. Winton’s remarkable achievements that focused on fish viruses are summarized in his curriculum vitae click here. | |
Emerging and re-emerging fish and shellfish viral infections present a substantial impediment to fishery conservation, sustainability, and farming. What led to the emergence of these serious pathogens? What is the extent of the losses they can cause to the environment and fishery recruitment? What is the best management strategy to control the spread of these viruses and mitigate their effects? These and more important and intriguing questions were tackled, and many successfully solved, through the novel research approach of Dr. Winton. Overwhelmed by the novel viruses, fishery managers and scientists from all over the world sought the expertise of Dr. Winton, who led them to deciphering the nature of these viruses, their reservoirs, and modes of transmission, as well as potential targets for drug discovery and vaccine development. Dr. Winton also paved the way to innovative paths of research in the field that motivated many students and junior colleagues to follow his footsteps. | |
Thanks and gratitude are due to all the authors who contributed their outstanding research papers to this Special Issue in recognition of the profound impact Dr. Winton has had on the field of fish health and management, one that shall be felt for generations to come. |
Prof. Mohamed Faisal
Dr. Jun Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fish and shellfish viruses
- host-pathogen intricacies
- emerging viral infections
- development of novel diagnostic assays
- fish virus immunology
- vaccine development.
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