Epidemiology of Enterovirus Disease
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 16396
Special Issue Editors
Interests: enterovirus; respiratory tract infections; influenza; rhinovirus; virus diseases
Interests: molecular-epidemiology; prevention of viral infections; influenza; COVID-19; acute respiratory infections
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
This Special Issue will focus on the “Epidemiology and clinical impact of Enteroviruses” and will be a significant source of knowledge about new and relevant aspects on the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Enteroviruses and their associated diseases.
Enteroviruses (Enterovirus genus, Picornaviridae family) are distributed worldwide and are among the most common causes of human disease globally. This viral genus includes both well-known human pathogens—such as poliovirus, coxsackievirus and rhinoviruses—and emerging viruses—such as enteroviruses 71 and D68. Enteroviruses are associated with a wide variety of clinical manifestations, ranging from respiratory, gastrointestinal or skin symptoms, to severe infections of myocardium or central nervous system. The number of new Enteroviruses has been increasing in recent years, and more than 250 genotypes (including 160 rhinoviruses genotypes) have been recognized so far. Emerging enteroviruses, such as D68 and enteroviruses belonging to species C, have taught us that even in a polio-free world, these viruses are still able to cause devastating diseases, such as severe neurological infections, polio-like acute flaccid paralysis/myelitis, and life-threatening respiratory diseases. In this perspective, Enterovirus surveillance takes over a key role in the post-polio elimination era, acting as an early warning system not only of any potential poliovirus re-introduction, but also of outbreaks of other potentially threatening enteroviruses, as demonstrated by the re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in North America and some European countries over the last few years. The overall aim of this Special Issue is to provide a global and comprehensive picture of Enterovirus circulation, epidemiological characteristics, and changes of clinical presentations associated with either unexpected or well-known Enterovirus genotypes that may impact on public health.
Manuscripts dealing with systemic review will only be acceptable in rare cases.
Dr. Antonio Piralla
Prof. Elena Pariani
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Enteroviruses
- public health
- epidemiology
- clinical oucome
- molecular chracterization
- emerging virus
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