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Emerging and Re-emerging Infections in Pediatrics

edited by

Chryssoula Tzialla

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9769 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging infections; re-emerging infections; epidemiology; microbiology; virology; neonate; pediatric

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)

Parasites and Zoonotic Diseases

edited by

Joaquín Quílez

and Laura Garza-Moreno

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5381 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne; waterborne; vector-borne; parasitic zoonoses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Zoonotic Cestodoses: Echinococcosis and Taeniosis

edited by

Mohammed Mebarek Bia

Barakaeli Abdieli Ndossi

and

Keeseon S. Eom

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5142 | Submission Open

Keywords: cestodes; echinococcosis; echinococcus; spirometra; taenia; taeniasis; zoonosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Cellular and Molecular Basis

edited by Guozhong Huang and

Roberto Docampo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4059 | Submission Open

Keywords: Trypanosoma cruzi; Chagas disease; trypanosomiasis; pathogenesis; drug target; CRISPR/cas9; gene knockout; downregulation; gene tagging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Virulence Mechanisms, Detection and Control of Aquatic Animal Viruses: 2nd Edition

edited by

Frederick Kibenge

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; virus virulence; biosecurity; virulence factors; reverse genetics; metagenomics; next-generation sequencing (NGS); in vitro growth kinetics; virus discovery; RNA interference (RNAi); viral proteins; viral vaccines; immunostimulants; virus evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Herpesvirus Latency and Reactivation

edited by

Yonggang Pei

, Zhe Ma and

Jun Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2696 | Submission Open

Keywords: herpesviruses; latency; reactivation; virus– cell interactions; EBV; cytomegalovirus; HHV-6/7; KSHV; pathogenesis; antiviral therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Ecology and Evolution of Viral Pathogens: From Wildlife to Human Infections

edited by

Fernando Spilki

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2605 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging viruses; pandemic preparedness; one-health; surveillance; zoonotic viruses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Post-translational Modifications, a Powerful Mechanism for Bacterial Life and Survival

edited by

Julie Hardouin

and Nicolas Nalpas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1594 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-translational modifications; bacteria; proteomics; virulence; resistance; biofilm; host interaction; stress response; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Virulence Mechanisms Used by Pathogens Related to Human, Animal, and Environmental Health

edited by

Claudia León-Sicairos

Nidia M. León-Sicairos

and

Adrian Canizalez-Roman

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open

Keywords: virulence mechanisms; pathogens; global health; pathogenicity; virulence factors

Advances in the Surveillance and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

edited by

Francesca J. Torriani

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections (HAIs); nosocomial infections; HAI-associated pathogens; infection prevention and control; antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

New Insights into Fungal Pathogenesis, Mechanisms of Virulence and Resistance to Antifungals

edited by

Mariusz Dyląg

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; pathogenesis; virulence factors; resistance mechanisms; immune response; host– pathogen interactions; antifungals; drug targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)

Genetics and Molecular Evolution of Parasitic Protozoa

edited by

Leonhard Schnittger

Monica Florin-Christensen

and Sabrina Ganzinelli

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; molecular detection; molecular diagnostics; phylogenetic analysis; molecular epidemiology; genetic diversity; population genetics; molecular phylogeny; evolutionary history; host– parasite coevolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Natural Products Chemistry: Innovation and New Frontiers in Antiparasitic Therapies

edited by Raymundo Alejandro Pérez Hernández,

Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea

Eduardo Sánchez-García

and

Joel Horacio Elizondo Luevano

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; antiparasitic activity; medicinal plants; microorganisms; marine organisms; animal byproducts; in vitro; in vivo; and in silico approaches; natural products chemistry; pharmacognosy; innovative therapies; ethnopharmacology; micro-nanoparticles; targeted therapy; epidemiology; purification and extraction; ligand& ndash; receptor activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Viral Infections and Their Effects on the Central Nervous System (CNS)

edited by Rajnish S. Dave, Josué Pérez-Santiago,

Michael Nonnemacher

and

Dianne Langford

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 35938 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; CNS; COVID-19; HIV-1; neuroinflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Molecular Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Management of Viral Pathogens

edited by

Remi N. Charrel

and

Alessio Lorusso

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 35063 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: HIV and Viral Co-infections

edited by

Nicola Coppola

and

Schuyler van Engelenburg

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16112 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Antibiotics, Antibiotic Alternatives, and Combination Antimicrobial Therapy (Volume 2)

edited by

Seung-Chun Park

and Chae Hong Rhee

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11012 | Submission Open

Keywords: combinational antibacterial therapy; antibacterial enhancers; pharmacokinetics of antibacterial agents; antiseptics; disinfectants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

The Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Infections

edited by L. Gayani Tillekeratne and Sweta M. Patel

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4738 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute respiratory infection; epidemiology; surveillance; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)

Pathogenesis of Viral Hepatitis

edited by

Po-Yuan Ke

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2933 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis virus; viral hepatitis; liver disease; steatosis; fibrosis; cirrhosis; liver injury; liver

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Mycobacterial Infection: Pathogenesis and Drug Development

edited by

Joseph Oliver Falkinham

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycobacteria; adaptation; phagocytic survival; drug-exposed recovery; resource diversion; dormancy; persisting cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Epidemiology and Molecular Diagnosis of Vector-Borne Diseases

edited by

Ricardo Parreira

Sandra Antunes

and

Ana Domingos

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector-borne diseases; molecular diagnostics; epidemiology; public health surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)

Aquatic Animal Pathogens: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Preventive and Therapeutic Measures and Host–Pathogen Relationships

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16608 | 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)

Understanding Human Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis: Evidence from the Clinic and Laboratory Models

edited by Mark R. Wills and

Sarah Jackson

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15861 | Submission Open

Keywords: human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); latency and reactivation; anti-viral immune responses; viral immune evasion; virus– host interaction and pathogenesis; congenital CMV; transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Foodborne Pathogens: The Antimicrobial Resistance from Farm to Fork

edited by

Gabriel Augusto Marques Rossi

, Marita Vedovelli Cardozo and Laryssa Freitas Ribeiro

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7490 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived foods; antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; ESBL; food microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Pathogenesis and Treatment of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections

edited by

Roberta Olmo Pinheiro

, Margareth Pretti Dalcolmo and Ana Carolina Carvalho

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-tuberculous mycobacteria; treatment; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Advanced Research on Human Viral Coinfections

edited by

Jianxun Song

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: coinfection mechanisms; coinfection immune responses; antiviral therapies; prevention strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Emerging Antibiotic Resistance in Nosocomial Pathogens: Current Trends and Future Directions

edited by

Kidon Sung

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; nosocomial infections; pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Host Immune Responses to RNA Viruses, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stephanie Longet

and Miles Carroll

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23957 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA viruses; antibody response; cellular response; innate response; immune evasion; viral infections; memory response; correlates of protection; protective response; humans; animal models; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Biology of Mycobacterial Pathogens

edited by

Luis Quadri

Delphi Chatterjee

and Dean C. Crick

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21801 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycobacterium; nontuberculous mycobacteria; gene function; regulation of gene expression; virulence factors; host– pathogen interaction; mechanisms of antibiotic resistance; mechanisms of antibiotic tolerance; primary metabolism; secondary metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Diagnostics of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens

edited by Binu T. Velayudhan

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15100 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging disease; zoonoses; diagnostics; POCT; viruses; bacteria; sequencing; immunoassays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Pathogens)

Understanding the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus suis

edited by

David Roy

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1267 | Submission Open

Keywords: virulence factors; host– pathogen interactions; pathogenesis; antimicrobial resistance; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Diagnostic and Characterization of Fish Pathogens

edited by

Carlos P. Dopazo

, Raúl Iglesias and

Miguel Balado

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish diseases; diagnosis; characterization; new advances; new technologies

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology, Prevention and Diagnostics: Current State of Research

edited by

Lars Henning

and Maria Castellanos

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; AIDS; diagnostics; epidemiology; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)

Biology, Control and Molecular Diagnostics of Vector-Borne Infections

edited by Sandro Patroca da Silva,

Carine Fortes Aragão

Bruna Laís Sena Do Nascimento

, Nathália Nogueira Chamma-Siqueira and

Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector-borne diseases; vector biology; vector control; molecular diagnostics; public health surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Mycoplasmas in Respiratory Tract Infections of Cattle

edited by

Katarzyna Dudek

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9562 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; mycoplasmas; respiratory infections; bovine respiratory disease; immunology

Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms’ (MDROs) Genomic Characteristics Integrated with Serum Biomarkers Measurement in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Severe Infectious Disease as Sepsis

edited by

Silvia Spoto

and

Silvia Angeletti

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: procalcitonin (PCT); mid-regional-pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM); multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDRO); active surveillance cultures (ACS); healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs)

Opportunistic and Rare Parasitic Infections

edited by

Jacob Lorenzo-Morales

and Maria Wesołowska

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5013 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; free-living Amoebae; Pneumocystis; Blastocystis; rare parasitic agents; diagnostics; therapy; epidemiology; emerging pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Immune Response of the Host and Vaccine Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Długosz

and

Agnieszka Wesołowska

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4984 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunization; vaccine antigen; immune response; infectious diseases; vaccine development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)

Parasites of Wildlife and Livestock: Recent Progress and Future Challenges

edited by

Beatriz Brener

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: helminths; protozoan; ectoparasites; animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Exploring the Biodiversity of Parasites in Humans, Wild and Domestic Animals

edited by Júlia Angélica Gonçalves Da Silveira

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 27523 | Submission Open

Keywords: ectoparasites; hemoparasites; endoparasites; co-infections; livestock; pet species; wildlife; human parasites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)

Acute Respiratory Infections: Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications and Prevention

edited by

Eun Lee

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16135 | Submission Open

Keywords: bronchiolitis; children; pneumonia; respiratory infection; diagnosis; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments)

Oral Microbes and Oral Diseases

edited by

Jing Zou

and Fang Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2230 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral infectious diseases; oral microbiome; microbial dysbiosis; host-microbe interaction; oral health

Host Interaction and Immune Modulation of RNA Viruses

edited by

Zhenlong Liu

and

Sonia Navas-Martin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA viruses; viral immunology; antiviral therapy development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection Among Humans and Animals: Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Treatment and Prevention—2nd Edition

edited by

Jelena Prpić

and

Magdalena Baymakova

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: seroprevalence; molecular analysis; clinical characteristics; prevention; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Advanced Antimicrobial Agents: Combatting Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Infections

edited by Nachiket Vaze

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-drug resistance; antimicrobial susceptibility; nanoformulations; UV disinfection; antibiotic synergy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)

Healthcare-Associated Outbreaks: From Identification to Control

edited by

Loukas Kakoullis

and Sufian Abdel Hafez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: nosocomial infections; infection control; outbreak investigation; antimicrobial resistance; hospital epidemiology

Influenza A Virus: Updates and Insights

edited by

Pawel Zmora

and

Elzbieta Kierzek

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: influenza A virus; virus– host interactions; antivirals; vaccines; epidemiology; genetic diversity; RNA structure; RNA interactions; structural biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)

Understanding the Dynamics of HIV Reservoirs Is Fundamental for Finding a Potential HIV Cure

edited by Germán Gornalusse and Sulggi Lee

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV reservoir; HIV latency; HIV cure

Emergence and Transmission of Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases in Europe

edited by

Ana Cláudia Coelho

, Ana Patrícia Lopes and

Luís Cardoso

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 966 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-sensitive infectious diseases; disease transmission; health risk; tick-borne diseases; vectors

Current Research on Fusarium: 2nd Edition

edited by Daiva Burokiene,

Skaidrė Supronienė

and

Peter N. Lipke

submission deadline 12 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12056 | 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)

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