Animal Viruses
A section of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915).
Section Information
Viruses infecting animals and humans emphasizing mechanistic studies of viral structure, entry, gene expression, genome replication, assembly, and exit. Studies on virus:host interactions, innate immune responses, viral transformation, viral transmission, population dynamics, and evolution are also considered in this section.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Emerging Zoonotic Paramyxoviruses (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advances in Endemic and Emerging Viral Diseases in Livestock (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Animal Virus Discovery and Genetic Diversity (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Avian Reovirus (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Iridoviruses, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Molecular Epidemiology, Evolution, and Transmission of Avian Influenza Viruses (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Pseudorabies Virus, Third Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Influenza B Virus: From Infection to Prevention (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Emerging Microbes, Infections and Spillovers, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Novel Insights into Porcine Viral Diseases: Recombinant Strains and Immune Responses (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Bornaviruses 2025: News, Gaps and Future Directions (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Avian Respiratory Viruses, 4th Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Canine Distemper Virus (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Interplay Between Influenza Virus and Host Factors (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Zoonotic Viral Diseases: Drivers, Causes, Prevention and Cure, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Vertical Transmission of Human Papillomavirus Infections (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Controlling Zoonotic Viral Diseases from One Health Perspective 2025 (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Arboviral Diseases in Livestock (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Glycans in Virus-Host Interactions (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Spumaretroviruses: Research and Applications (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Synanthropy and Zoonotic Viral Spillover (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Bovine Influenza (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Evolution and Adaptation of Avian Viruses (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Models of HIV/AIDS in Nonhuman Primates, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Viral Diseases (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
- Viral Diseases of Domestic Animals (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Aquatic Animal Viruses and Antiviral Immunity (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses and Other Pestiviruses (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Early Diagnosis and Surveillance of Transboundary and Emerging Viral Diseases of Animals, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Animal Models in Emerging/Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Rodent-Borne Viruses 2025 (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Herpesvirus Transcriptional Control (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Viral Diseases of Livestock and Diagnostics, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Viral Pathogenesis and Novel Vaccines for Fish Viruses (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Viral Diseases of Sheep and Goats (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Mechanism of Receptor Recognition in Coronavirus, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Animal Herpesvirus 2025 (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advances in Understanding Viral Pathogenesis and Host Immune Responses to Arboviruses and Respiratory Viruses (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Viral Infection in Airway Epithelial Cells (Deadline: 1 October 2025)
- Pestivirus 2025 (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- One Health Approach: Tackling the Spillover of Zoonotic Viruses from Wildlife to Humans (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Influenza Viruses in Wildlife 2025 (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) 2025 (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Molecular Epidemiology of Re-Emerging Arboviruses: Genetics and Ecology Insights (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR): Progress and Efforts Toward 2030 Eradication (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Porcine Viruses 2025 (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Surveillance, Transmission Dynamics, and Control of Zoonotic Viruses (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- The Role of Wildlife in Virus Transmission: Mechanisms and Implications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Viral Diseases of Wild, Pet and Farmed Rabbits (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Modeling Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Viruses in Evolving Ecological Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Spotlight on Bocavirus and Other Parvoviruses, and Overlooked Respiratory Viruses (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Bluetongue, Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease, and Other Emerging Orbiviruses, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Molecular Epidemiology, Evolution, and Dispersion of Flaviviruses (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Emerging and Re-Emerging Neuroinvasive Arboviruses (Deadline: 16 June 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
