Gastroenteritis Viruses
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 55298
Special Issue Editor
Interests: norovirus; astrovirus; hepatitis A and E viruses; environmental and food virology; epidemiology; virus-host interactions
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Dear Colleagues,
Viral gastroenteritis has an immense impact on global public health, with rotaviruses, noroviruses, astroviruses, and sapoviruses amongst the main etiological agents. Thanks to improvements in sanitation and hygiene, the use of an oral rehydration solution, and the implementation of the rotavirus vaccine, facilitated by economic development, global diarrheal deaths have declined dramatically. However, diarrheal disease still remains the fourth most common cause of mortality in children under the age of 5, highlighting the need for further progress.
In this Special Issue, we will cover the major continuing advances in the viral gastroenteritis field, including the following topics: burden assessment and epidemiology, diagnostics, basic molecular and cell virology, pathogenesis, host response and host factors affecting infection outcome, extra-intestinal dissemination, main control and prevention measures, emergence and evolution, the role of animal reservoirs and the use of metagenomics for novel gastroenteritis virus discoveries.
Dr. Susana Guix
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- epidemiology
- diagnostic
- basic virology
- virus-host interactions
- extraintestinal dissemination
- vaccines
- control and prevention
- emergence and evolution
- animal reservoirs and zoonosis
- viral discovery
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