Viral Diseases in Swine

Swine viral diseases pose significant threats to the global swine industry, leading to substantial economic losses, reduced productivity, and potential risks to food security. These diseases can occur in intensive and extensive pig farming systems, including commercial farms, backyard farms, and wild boar populations. The impact of these diseases varies depending on factors such as virus strain, pig age, management practices, and the presence of effective control measures. Pathogens including African swine fever virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine circovirus, and so on can pose significant threats by causing severe infectious diseases in swine and potentially affecting human biosecurity. Mitigating these challenges necessitates the development of vaccines, diagnostic techniques, and medicines as primary tools to combat viral diseases in swine.

This Research Topic aims to foster fresh concepts and approaches to control swine viral disease by uncovering new insights and the latest research innovations in swine viral diseases. There is an urgent need to understand all aspects of swine viral diseases. These include protein interaction, signaling pathways, immune escape, neutralizing antibodies, management approaches, diagnostic methods, experimental models, vaccines, transmission, and anti-viral drugs, etc.

We welcome submissions of Original Research, Reviews, and Mini-reviews on the following subtopics, which include but are not limited to:
1. Detection and diagnosis of swine diseases, immune responses, and related indicators
2. Modes of transmission of viral diseases of swine
3. Pathogenesis, infection, transmission, and omics mechanisms of swine pathogens
4. Management and analysis of viral diseases in pig herds
5. Veterinary medicine against viral disease in swine
6. Development in swine disease vaccines