Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Infections in Animals: Clinical, Immunological, Epidemiological and Public Health Aspects
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: virology; veterinary virology; host-pathogen interactions; animal viruses; viral enteritis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viral infections have always played a critical role in the welfare of wildlife and domestic animals. Throughout history, the significance of animal viruses has gradually increased due to spill-over events, which have caused significant outbreaks in naive populations. Recent examples include the Epizootic Avian Influenza H5N1 (specifically clade 2.3.4.4b), the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the human Ebola outbreaks. Moreover, increasing data supporting the effect of climate change on the prevalence of viral diseases, coupled with the potential for zoonotic and reverse zoonotic events, underscores the importance of adopting a One Health approach to mitigate these issues.
This Issue, titled "Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Infections in Animals: Clinical, Immunological, Epidemiological and Public Health Aspects" focuses on discovering novel phenomena related to viral infections in animals. This includes the description of novel animal pathogens, disease mechanisms, and the environmental factors that determine viral diseases, among other topics.
We believe this Issue will provide new insights into animal viruses, uncover novel viral agents in animals, and offer new data on emerging and re-emerging pathogens, including those with zoonotic potential. We are confident that this collection of work will significantly contribute to our understanding of this important field.
Dr. Asaf Sol
Dr. Nir Rudoler
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- viruses
- zoonosis
- spill-over
- wildlife
- domestic
- livestock
- One Health
- public health
- emerging pathogen
- pathogenesis
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