Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, more and more endemic and emerging porcine viral diseases have spread throughout the world, causing huge economic impact on swine production. Important porcine viral diseases include African swine fever (ASF), classical swine fever (CSF), foot and mouth disease (FMD), porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), and porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD). Vaccines are available against several porcine viral diseases, such as CSF, FMD, PRRS, and PCV2, but there is no officially licensed vaccine available for ASF. This Special Issue of Pathogens will focus on the Molecular Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development of Porcine Viral Diseases. After experiencing the impact of these viral diseases in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that a precise understanding of viral pathogenesis lays a solid foundation for the development of efficacious vaccines. Thus, the two issues of molecular pathogenesis and vaccine development are in fact one.

Suggested topics for including in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo, virulence factors, host immune response, identification of potential viral antigens, new techniques for vaccine development and production, and the development of DIVA vaccines. We would like to cordially invite you to contribute your papers to this Special Issue. There is no limitation on the types of contributions; original articles, brief communications, case reports, and reviews are welcome. Your valuable input will enrich the current state of knowledge and contribute to the disease control of porcine virus infections.

Dr. Chia-Yi Chang
Prof. Dr. Fun-In Wang
Guest Editors

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• pathogenesis
• virulence
• immune response
• vaccine development
• porcine virus