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As the Co-Editors-in-Chief of Zoonoses, Dr. Lynn Soong (University of Texas Medical Branch, TX, USA) and Dr. Xiaoping Dong (Chinese Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Beijing, China) extend a warm welcome to Dr. Fernando Rosado Spilki, new Executive Editor-in-Chief (Vector Biology/Epidemiology) of Zoonoses.
Dr. Spilki is currently a Professor in the Institute of Health Sciences at Feevale University, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil. He received B.S. in Veterinary Medicine (2001), M.S. in Veterinary Sciences/Animal Virology (2004) both from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, and his Ph.D. in Genetics & Molecular Biology (2006) from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas. His research is focused on emerging and zoonotic viruses relevant to diseases in humans, domestic and wild animals, as well as viral contaminants of water and food. Dr Spilki has published more than 211 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, served as the first-author for five books and a co-author for another 18 book chapters, and is an active reviewer of several international journals (see below links for more information).
Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/E-3736-2010
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a5HL89QAAAAJ&hl
Scopus Author Identifier: 6603486140
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-7045
Commenting on his appointment, Dr. Spilki noted that:
Zoonoses can and should be a relevant communication channel for researchers working on the frontier of emergence and re-emergence of new pathogens. The integrated actions of research groups in the search for pathogens with potential impact on public health from the natural environment to their primary circulation in human populations, including surveillance, diagnosis, mitigation and therapeutic measures, are topics of interest to societies and have in Zoonoses an appropriate communication channel.
We look forward to working with Dr. Spilki and Zoonoses editorial board members to further advance the journal’s goal and publication scope, and more importantly, to promote international research related to medical sciences, veterinary sciences, and public health. We also extend our sincere appreciation to all our authors, reviewers, readers, and editors for their continued support for Zoonoses.
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