Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Every year, approximately 800,000 people die from liver diseases associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Complications outside the liver are common, such as fungal lung infections and viral infections. These complications may be associated with poor immune function, thus making clinical treatment difficult and increasing the […]
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus V3526 Vaccine RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Mutants Increase Vaccine Safety Through Restricted Tissue Tropism in a Mouse Model
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is an arbovirus endemic to the Americas, for which no vaccines or antiviral agents have been approved. TC-83 and V3526 are the best-characterized vaccine candidates for VEEV. Both are live-attenuated vaccines and have been associated with safety concerns, although fewer concerns exist […]
Online Education in Human Parasitology during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Wuhan: Our Experiences, Challenges, and Perspectives
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Traditional face-to-face teaching in medical schools are suspended during the global COVID-19 pandemic, and remote online learning has consequently been implemented as an emergency measure. This study aims to share the authors experiences in exploring online teaching of human parasitology and to discuss the possible advantages, challenges […]
Zika Virus Overview: Transmission, Origin, Pathogenesis, Animal Model and Diagnosis
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Dallas Vue and Qiyi Tang from Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA review transmission, origin, pathogenesis, animal model and diagnosis of Zika Virus. Zika virus (ZIKV) was first discovered in 1947 in Uganda. ZIKV did not receive substantial attention until Brazil hosted the 2016 Summer […]
Genome Characterization and Potential Risk Assessment of the Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron (B.1.1.529)
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Si Qin, Mengnan Cui, Siqi Sun, Jiyang Zhou, Zongmin Du, Yujun Cui and Hang Fan from the Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China review genome characterization and potential risk assessment of the novel SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron (B.1.1.529). As the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spread around the […]
Bacterial Microbiota in Unfed Ticks (Dermacentor nuttalli) From Xinjiang Detected Through 16S rDNA Amplicon Sequencing and Culturomics
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Ruifu Yang and colleagues from Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China and The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China review bacterial microbiota in unfed ticks (Dermacentor nuttalli) from Xinjiang detected through 16S rDNA Amplicon […]
Zoonotic Transmission and Host Switches of Malaria Parasites
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Xin-zhuan Su and Jian Wu from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA review zoonotic transmission and host switches of malaria parasites. Malaria is a deadly disease that affects the health of hundreds of millions of people annually. Five Plasmodium […]
Pattern Recognition Receptors in Innate Immunity to Obligate Intracellular Bacteria
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Researchers from University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA review pattern recognition receptors in innate immunity to obligate intracellular bacteria. Host pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) are crucial for sensing pathogenic microorganisms, initiating innate responses, and modulating pathogen specific adaptive immunity during infection. Rickettsia spp., Orientia tsutsugamushi, […]
Zoonoses Launches new Face-To-Face Series – Meeting with the Experts
Bringing insights from scientists who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of virology and parasitology, Zoonoses launches this new series of interviews, Face to Face, by speaking with Professor Shu Yuelong, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Professor Yuelong’s research interests include animal influenza cross-species transmission and pathogenic mechanism research; […]
The Immungenicity and Cross-Neutralizing Activity of Enterovirus 71 Vaccine Candidate Strains
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In this commentary researchers from Beijing Minhai Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Biological Products and Drugs, Guangzhou, China, Gaozhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong, China and the Yangchun Center for Disease […]