Host Innate Immune Responses to Infection by Avian- and Bat-borne Viruses Volume II

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Background

The increasing occurrence of zoonotic infections attributable to avian-borne viruses (i.e. avian influenza viruses H5N1 and H7N9, West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, eastern/western equine encephalitis viruses) and bat-borne viruses (i.e. influenza A-like virus, mumps-like virus and strains of coronavirus, filovirus and rhabdo-viruses) has highlighted the need for well-established experimental models of infection and immunity. Infection studies in avian and bat cell lines are compromised by a lack of definitive understanding of the avian and bat innate immune responses, and particularly the type I IFN response, which is the first line of defence, particularly upon virus infection. The difficulty in interpreting data from infection studies in human/rodent cell lines is that evolutionarily optimized immune factors behave differently in non-hosts. Despite the high degree of evolutionary conservation, and assumed similarity in overall function, there are significant differences between the innate immune gene repertoires of chicken (and birds in general) and mammals and between those in bats and other mammals.

Following on from the success of the volume I, this Research Topic aims to cover a wide range of topics related to host innate immune responses to avian- and bat-borne viruses. Researchers may contribute Reviews/Mini Reviews, Original Research or Method articles. To gather further insights in this multifaceted area of research, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:

- Viral infection and innate or adaptive immunity

- Viral pathogenesis and host-viral interactions

- Avian/bat - human disease transmission

- Development of immunological, molecular or biochemical reagents and cell lines to study avian/bat immune responses

- Prevention/control strategies for avian- and bat-borne viruses, including the development of vaccines

- Isolation and full genome characterization of novel avian and bat-borne viruses

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This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

  • Brief Research Report
  • Editorial
  • FAIR² Data
  • General Commentary
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Methods
  • Mini Review
  • Opinion
  • Original Research
  • Perspective
  • Review
  • Systematic Review

Keywords: Innate Immune Response, Avian-borne, Bat-borne, Interferon, Emerging Viruses

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