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Reviews of Infectious Diseases submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13849 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; COVID-19; virus; bacteria; parasitic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)
Human Poliovirus submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12177 | Submission Open
Keywords: poliovirus; vaccination; eradication; surveillance; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Pathogenesis of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9600 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytomegalovirus; infection; immune response; virus– host interactions; congenital
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Oral Microbiome and Human Systemic Health submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9038 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral microbiome; systemic health; microorganisms; chronic diseases; immune responses
Impact of Viruses on Maternal and Fetal Outcome
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7978 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; SARS-CoV-2; CMV; hepatitis; viruses; preterm birth; intrauterine growth restriction; congenital infection; antivirals; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Host Immune Responses to Intracellular Pathogens submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7232 | Submission Open
Keywords: innate immunity; adaptive immunity; intracellular infections; bacteria; virus; protozoan parasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
New Insights into Molecular Epidemiology and Diagnostics of Human Pathogens
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6181 | Submission Open
Keywords: human pathogens; molecular epidemiology; diagnostics; genetic diversity; next-generation sequencing (NGS); transmission routes; novel diagnostic methods; nucleic acid amplification; gene expression profiling; early detection; disease management; data integration; outbreaks; control measures; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)
Parasite Infection and Tropical Infectious Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5003 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasite infection; tropical diseases; chronic inflammation; anti-infectious drugs; pathogen– host interaction; bacteria and virus; pathogenesis; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Filamentous Fungal Pathogens: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3759 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Epidemiology, Pathogenicity and Management Strategies of Plasmodiophora brassicae Second Version
edited by , Ann-Charlotte Wallenhammar and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3575 | Submission Open
Keywords: Plasmodiophora brassicae; clubroot; biology; epidemiology; pathogenicity; pathotype variation; virulence factors; genetics; molecular tools and approaches; plant– pathogen interactions; integrated disease management; host resistance strategies; climate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Herpesvirus Diseases in Humans and Animals submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3009 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Current Research on Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals in a One Health Perspective—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2334 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; domestic animals; antimicrobial resistance; One Health; epidemiology
Elimination Strategies for Viral Hepatitis in Latin America
edited by Arturo Panduro
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hepatitis; genotypes; HAV; HBV; HCV; HDV; HEV; molecular epidemiology; incidence; prevalence; elimination strategies; training; awareness campaigns; healthcare policies; vaccination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Current Research on Enterovirus Infection submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2063 | Submission Open
Keywords: enteroviruses; host– virus interaction; viral pathogenesis; virus detection; viral infectivity; viral virulence; viral immunology; antiviral drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
An Ancient Terror, Yersinia pestis: What's New?
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2029 | Submission Open
Keywords: Yersinia pestis; plague; Yersinia; rodent; genomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Advances in HPV Diagnostic Testing—Improving Access and Accuracy
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1571 | Submission Open
Keywords: human papillomavirus; molecular diagnostics; self-testing; point of care testing; biomarkers; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN); anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN); oropharyngeal cancer; primary screening; methylation; viral load; mass spectrometry; CRISPR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Advances in Host-Helminth Interactions submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open
Keywords: helminths; host-pathogen interaction; parasite; immune reaction; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Protists as Pathogens
edited by David Leitsch and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open
Keywords: protists; pathogens; microbiology; parasites; human and animal health
Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
edited by and Agnés B. Jousset
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; Enterobacterales; Pseudomonas; Acinetobacter; multidrug-resistant bacteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
edited by Silvano Wendel and Marion Lanteri
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: transfusion-transmitted pathogens/infections/viruses/parasites/bacteria; blood-borne pathogens; blood safety; blood screening; pathogen inactivation/reduction in blood components; blood/plasma donor selection/deferrals
Experimental and Spontaneous Animal Models to Study Pathogenesis and New Therapeutic Approaches to Human Viral Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)
Autophagy in Pathogenic Infection
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: autophagy; pathogen; infection; pathogenic infection; immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
Polymicrobial Infections and Biofilms
edited by , Sonja Swidsinski and Alexander Guschin
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymicrobials; pathogenic consortia; biofilms; human microbiome; infectious background of “ internal” diseases
Gastrointestinal Pathogens in Inflammatory Bowel Disease submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5067 | Submission Open
Identification and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial pathogens; pathogen biology; interactions between the pathogen and host; microbiome; plant pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Emerging Infectious Bee Diseases
edited by Christoph Kurze
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: carcinogenic bacteria; anti-cancer bacteria; chronic inflammation; antiapoptotic activity; cancerogenic substances; probiotics; pathogenesis; virulence factors
Current Research on Fusarium: 2nd Edition
edited by Daiva Burokiene, and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5234 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fusarium; epidemiology; phylogeny; genetics; pathogen-host interaction; secondary metabolites; metabolomics; transcriptomics; preventive/eradication measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control
edited by Raymond Césaire and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10007 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; epidemiology; diagnosis; antiviral drugs; vaccines; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Virulence Mechanisms of Uropathogenic Bacteria submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9573 | Submission Open
Keywords: urinary tract infections; UTI; uropathogens; uropathogenic Escherichia coli; UPEC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Advances in Plant Viruses submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4333 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Advances in Surface and Secreted Proteins in Gram-Positive Pathogens
edited by Yi Xu and Srishtee Arora
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiology; immune response; epidemiology; gram-positive pathogen; secretion; surface protein; pathogenesis; virulence; pathogen-host interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Host Shifts in Plant Pathogens
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submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2488 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathovar; strain; cultivar; isolate; resistance breaking; pathogen evolution; host resistance
Clostridium Pathogenesis: Virulence, Host Responses, Microbiome, and Interventions submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6717 | Submission Open
Keywords: Clostridium virulence; microbiome; host response; intervention; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Disease: Importance of Surveillance and Detection in Public Health Initiatives
edited by Fabio Tramuto
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 25659 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging and re-emerging pathogens; molecular surveillance; genomics; antimicrobial resistance; public health; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)
Emergence and Control of African Swine Fever
edited by , and Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 35394 | Submission Open
Keywords: African swine fever (ASF); epidemiology; evolution; pathogenesis; vaccines; drug development; diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)
Oncopathogens
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14764 | Submission Open
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori; human papillomavirus; hepatitis B virus; hepatitis C virus; Epstein– Barr virus; Kaposi’ s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)
Aquatic Animal Pathogens: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Preventive and Therapeutic Measures and Host–Pathogen Relationships submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9418 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic animal virus; aquatic animal bacteria; aquatic animal pathogen evolution; host– pathogen interaction; fish pathology; fish vaccines; immunostimulants; Chinese herbs in aquaculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5438 | Submission Open
Keywords: Aggregatibacteria actinomycetemcomitans; periodontal pathogen; virulence mechanisms; periodontitis; leukotoxin; cytolethal distending toxin; epidemiology; collagenase; periodontal disease etiology; biofilm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Prevalence, Pathology, and Alternative Control of Intestinal Parasites
edited by and Fabio Ribeiro Braga
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3334 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasitic diseases; helminthosis; zoonosis; endoparasithosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Schistosomiasis: From Immunopathology to Vaccines submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3213 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)
New Insights into the Pathogenesis, Immunology and Treatment of Human Babesiosis and Other Erythrocytic Pathogens submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2949 | Submission Open
Keywords: piroplasms; Babesia species; erythrocytic pathogens; human babesiosis; host response; diagnosis; epidemiology; management
Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus infections and antimicrobial resistance; hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections and antimicrobial resistance; community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections and antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; resistance mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus; epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; association between biofilm and multidrug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Stress Response in Tuberculosis
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2133 | Submission Open
Keywords: tuberculosis; stress response; stress adaptation; host– pathogen interactions; host stress; host adaptation; microenvironment adaptation; adaptive niche; drug response; drug adaptation; drug resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Diagnostics of Emerging and Re-emerging Pathogens
edited by Binu T. Velayudhan
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1788 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging disease; zoonoses; diagnostics; POCT; viruses; bacteria; sequencing; immunoassays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)
Soil Borne Pathogens submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1738 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil-borne pathogens; diseases; bacteria; fungi; plant parasitic nematodes; plant– microbiome interactions; biological control; integrated pest management
Swine Viral Diseases: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology diagnostics; swine viral diseases; pig and poultry viral diseases; poultry production; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Virulence and Resistance Mechanisms in Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance mechanisms; MDR gram-negative bacteria; gram-negative nosocomial infections; carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections; bacterial infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Swine Production
edited by , Nadine Botteldoorn, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: swine production; antimicrobial use; antimicrobial resistance; reduction in antimicrobial use; bacterial diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
New Insights into Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis
edited by Brahmchetna Bedi and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: P. aeruginosa; quorum sensing; PPARgamma; host defense; host– pathogen interactions; paraoxanase; cystic fibrosis; ER stress; inflammation; antimicrobial peptide; primary epithelial cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Identification and Antifungal Therapy of Candida auris
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; clade-specific virulence; clinical outcome; new therapeutic strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
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