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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 […]

Dynamic Surveillance of Mosquitoes and Their Viromes in Wuhan During 2020

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Researchers from Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China consider dynamic surveillance of mosquitoes and their viromes in Wuhan […]

Variants of SARS Coronavirus-2 and Their Potential Impact on the Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In this commentary the authors Xin Li, Kelvin Kai-Wang To and Kwok-Yung Yuen from The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China and the Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China consider variants of SARS Coronavirus-2 and their potential impact on the future of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Analysis of Intermediate Hosts and Susceptible Animals of SARS-CoV-2 by Computational Methods

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In this article the authors Yueying Yang, Mengzhu Zheng, Yang Liu, Yali Wang, Yang Xu, Yirong Zhou, Dejuan Sun, Lixia Chen and Hua Li from tShenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China analyse, with computer modelling, the intermediate hosts of […]

SARS-CoV-2 Lambda Variant: Spatiotemporal Distribution and Potential Public Health Impact

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In this article the authors Cao Chen, Qi Shi and Xiao-Ping Dong from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan, China and China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China discuss the SARS-CoV-2 Lambda Variant in relation to spatiotemporal […]

Rapid Global Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant: Spatiotemporal Variation and Public Health Impact

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In this article the authors Qi Shi and Xiao-Ping Dong from National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China discuss spatiotemporal variation and public health impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant. The COVID-19 pandemic has already affected human society for more than 1.5 years. […]