Arboviruses
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 27000
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Interests: developing animal models; laboratory diagnostics; viral replication and assembly, and viral pathology and molecular epidemiology
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Dear Colleagues,
Arbovirus diseases such as dengue fever, zika virus disease, yellow fever virus, tick-borne encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, and Japanese encephalitis are emerging and re-emerging human illnesses transmitted by arthropod vectors. Up to 390 million people are infected every year with the dengue virus. Millions of people are infected with other arboviruses such as chikungunya virus, Zika virus, and Japanese encephalitis virus. The burden of these diseases is highest in tropical and subtropical areas, and they have afflicted populations and claimed lives in many countries. Furthermore, arboviruses are increasingly prevalent in more temperate regions, resulting in even more people being at risk. The distribution of arbovirus diseases is determined by complex demographic, environmental, social factors, and global travel and trade. This Special Issue of Microorganisms highlights recent advances in molecular biology, molecular evolution, diagnostics, animal models, and the control of emerging arboviruses such as Usutu virus, Ross River virus, Muko virus, and Mayaro virus.
Dr. Chang-Kweng Lim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dengue virus
- zika virus
- chikungunya virus
- Japanese encephalitis virus
- animal model and pathogenesis
- diagnostics and prevention
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