Immune Strategies and Vaccine Development against Veterinary Virus Infection
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Vaccines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 1286
Special Issue Editors
Interests: host immune responses; virus–host interactions; immunogenicity of vaccines; mucosal immunity; pathogenesis; trained immunity; infectious diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The spread of animal viruses due to changes in the environment not only affects the health and performance of the animals but also significantly impacts animal food production. Some viruses have zoonotic potential and pose a threat to human health as well. In addition, the continued evolution of viral pathogens and the emergence of new variants challenge the effectiveness of vaccination strategies in practice. To combat emerging infectious viral diseases and develop vaccine strategies against novel viruses to employ control and preventive measures, clear insight into the host immune responses against viral pathogens in animals and vaccines is essential. Current research in viral infectious diseases using cutting-edge technologies and novel approaches helps us to understand the mechanisms of immune responses of vaccines and viral pathogens in animal species.
This Special Issue focuses on recent research progress in vaccine development, immune strategies, host immune responses, and host–virus interaction in livestock and companion animals. It will provide an opportunity to share evolving knowledge on veterinary immunology and vaccinology of infectious diseases to scholars working in this area. This Special Issue will also consider the developing knowledge on the unexplored area of host–virus interaction for potential intervention methodologies and other immune-related aspects of veterinary viruses.
For this Special Issue of Vaccines, original research articles, reviews and systematic reviews are welcome for submission. Research areas include, but are not limited to, the immune responses to viral infections of veterinary interest, the development of vaccines, vaccine adjuvants, vaccine delivery systems, vaccine responses in the host, and novel approaches to induce protective innate and adaptive immune responses in the host. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jegarubee Bavananthasivam
Dr. Tamiru Alkie
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- viral infection
- infectious diseases
- immune responses
- vaccines
- livestock
- companion animals
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