Modeling Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Viruses in Evolving Ecological Systems
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: COVID-19 epidemiology; infectious diseases modelling; COVID-19 during pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2 vertical transmission; systematic review and meta-analysis
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Interests: machine learning; AI; infectious diseases; climate modeling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rising prevalence and spread of zoonotic and vector-borne viruses present a significant challenge to global health, further intensified by climate change. Shifting climate patterns and other transmission drivers, such as human responses to prevention and control of vectors, have profound effects on ecosystems and virus transmission dynamics. These changes expand the habitats of vectors and hosts and modify the risk landscape for viral spillover into human populations.
Understanding the complex interactions that drive virus spread, predict outbreak patterns, and assess mitigation measures is essential for strengthening global health preparedness and response. This Special Issue of Viruses is dedicated to advancing the field of infectious disease modeling by focusing on the transmission dynamics, mitigation strategies, forecasting, and epidemiological characteristics of zoonotic and vector-borne viruses.
We invite research contributions that employ mathematical and/or statistical models to explore how factors such as climate change, human behavior, and other environmental shifts influence the transmission, spread, and control of zoonotic and vector-borne viruses. This issue aims to bridge knowledge gaps surrounding virus–host–vector–environment interactions and foster the development of comprehensive approaches to mitigate viral transmission risks in the context of a changing climate.
We encourage submissions in the following (but not limited to) areas:
- Modeling approaches to elucidate the transmission dynamics of zoonotic and vector-borne viruses;
- Predictive modeling and forecasting of outbreaks in response to climate variability;
- Control strategies and intervention efficacy assessments for reducing transmission risks;
- Influence of human behavior on the dynamics of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases;
- Epidemiological studies of virus–host–vector–environment relationships;
- Machine learning and AI models that focus on epidemiology to enhance prediction accuracy and intervention effectiveness for zoonotic and vector-borne viruses.
Dr. Salihu S. Musa
Dr. Sani Isah Abba
Dr. Ismail Abdulrashid
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- zoonotic viruses
- vector-borne diseases
- climate change and disease dynamics
- epidemiological modeling
- outbreak forecasting and control
- human behavior
- virus–host–vector interactions
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