Viruses | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2025 in the “Animal Viruses” Section

1. “Latin America’s Dengue Outbreak Poses a Global Health Threat”
by Michelle Teixeira de Almeida, Davi Gabriel Salustiano Merighi, Aline Biazola Visnardi, Cauê Augusto Boneto Gonçalves, Vitor Martins de Freitas Amorim, Anielle Salviano de Almeida Ferrari, Anacleto Silva de Souza and Cristiane Rodrigues Guzzo
Viruses 2025, 17(1), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17010057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/57

2. “Chasing Virus Replication and Infection: PAMP-PRR Interaction Drives Type I Interferon Production, Which in Turn Activates ISG Expression and ISGylation”
by Imaan Muhammad, Kaia Contes, Moses T. Bility and Qiyi Tang
Viruses 2025, 17(4), 528; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17040528
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/4/528

3. “Evolution of Antiviral Drug Resistance in SARS-CoV-2”
by Roy Dinata, Piyush Baindara and Santi M. Mandal
Viruses 2025, 17(5), 722; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17050722
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/5/722

4. “Chikungunya: From Hypothesis to Evidence of Increased Severe Disease and Fatalities”
by Carlos Brito, Melissa Barreto Falcão, Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Maria Glória Teixeira and Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca
Viruses 2025, 17(1), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17010062
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/62

5. “Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV) and Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV): Epidemiology and Molecular Characteristics—An Updated Overview”
by Monika Olech and Marta Antas
Viruses 2025, 17(4), 493; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17040493
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/4/493

6. “Receptor Binding for the Entry Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2: Insights from the Original Strain and Emerging Variants”
by Mohamed Mahdi, Irene Wanjiru Kiarie, János András Mótyán, Gyula Hoffka, Aya Shamal Al-Muffti, Attila Tóth and József Tőzsér
Viruses 2025, 17(5), 691; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17050691
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/5/691

7. “Biosecurity and Vaccines for Emerging Aquatic Animal RNA Viruses”
by Sohrab Ahmadivand, Ayanna Carla N. Phillips Savage and Dušan Palic
Viruses 2025, 17(6), 768; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17060768
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/6/768

8. “Bovine Leukemia Virus and Human Breast Cancer: A Review of Clinical and Molecular Evidence”
by Rancés Blanco, Claudio Quezada-Romegialli and Juan P. Muñoz
Viruses 2025, 17(3), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17030324
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/3/324

9. “A Systematic Study of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Co-Infection with Other Pathogens”
by Zhiwei Hou, Jiahui Wang, Bin Tan and Shuqin Zhang
Viruses 2025, 17(5), 700; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17050700
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/5/700

10. “The Temperature-Associated Effects of Rift Valley Fever Virus Infections in Mosquitoes and Climate-Driven Epidemics: A Review”
by Faustus A. Azerigyik, Shelby M. Cagle, William C. Wilson, Dana N. Mitzel and Rebekah C. Kading
Viruses 2025, 17(2), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17020217
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/2/217

11. “Current Situation of Goose Astrovirus in China: A Review”
by Dan Ren, Hongliang Zhang, Xiaoou Ye, Xiuzhi Jia, Ruiming Chen, Tingbing Tang, Jianqiang Ye and Songquan Wu
Viruses 2025, 17(1), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17010084
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/84

12. “Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Northern China During 2021–2023”
by Na Yuan, Zuofeng Yang, Fengxia Lv, Lina Dou, Xiangqing Li, Baokai Zhao and Shishan Dong
Viruses 2025, 17(1), 85; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17010085
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/85

13. “The Impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in the United States: A Scoping Review of Past Detections and Present Outbreaks”
by Alejandro Mena, Michael E. von Fricken and Benjamin D. Anderson
Viruses 2025, 17(3), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17030307
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/3/307

14. “Colorimetric Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification with Xylenol Orange Targeting Nucleocapsid Gene for Detection of Feline Coronavirus Infection”
by Kotchaporn Khumtong, Witsanu Rapichai, Wichayet Saejung, Piyamat Khamsingnok, Nianrawan Meecharoen, Siriluk Ratanabunyong, Hieu Van Dong, Supansa Tuanthap, Amonpun Rattanasrisomporn, Kiattawee Choowongkomon et al.
Viruses 2025, 17(3), 418; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17030418
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/3/418

15. “Isolation, Identification, and Pathogenicity of an Avian Reovirus Epidemic Strain in Xinjiang, China”
by Xin Ma, Weiqi Li, Zhaoquan Liu, Zhipeng Zuo, Xinyu Dang, Hengyun Gao, Qingling Meng, Lin Yang, Yongjie Wang and Shilei Zhang
Viruses 2025, 17(4), 499; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17040499
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/4/499