Special Issue

Pathogen Dynamics in a Changing Climate: Surveillance, Modeling, and Response

Editor:
Chana Rabiner
Executive Editor

Submission Deadline: November 22, 2026

Climate change is fundamentally altering how infectious diseases behave. Vector distributions are shifting, reservoir host ranges are expanding into new territories, pathogen transmission dynamics are changing, and environmental disruptions that fuel outbreaks are becoming more frequent. The surveillance systems and response strategies built for a more stable climate are increasingly inadequate for the reality now being faced.

This special issue will examine how climate variability and environmental change are transforming pathogen dynamics across human, animal, and ecosystem interfaces. We welcome original research, reviews, perspectives, and case studies on topics including but not limited to:

• Climate-driven changes in vector ecology, pathogen range, and spillover risk
• Genomic and metagenomic approaches for tracking pathogen movement
• Predictive and computational modeling of outbreak risk under climate scenarios
• Climate-informed surveillance design and early warning systems
• Field evidence of shifting disease burden from any geographic context
• Health system preparedness and adaptive response strategies
• Economic analyses of climate-sensitive disease burden
• Policy and governance frameworks linking climate adaptation to health security

Interdisciplinary contributions that draw on climate science, epidemiology, ecology, microbiology, genomics, veterinary science, public health, health economics, and policy are particularly encouraged. Studies generating evidence from low- and middle-income settings where climate-driven health impacts are most severe are also especially welcome.

The goal is to consolidate emerging evidence, highlight methodological advances, and identify gaps where research can directly strengthen surveillance and public health response.

We encourage original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and perspectives that provide clinically relevant insights and advance evidence-based interdisciplinary practice.

TIJFS is globally distributed through its online, open-access platform, allowing unrestricted access to readers worldwide. Please follow instructions for authors to submit to this special issue. Authors must choose this special issue at time of submission to be considered in this special issue. We look forward to your contribution. APCs information can be accessed here. Additional waivers or discounts can be granted to authors with special circumstances.

For any questions, feel free to reach out editorial office at editor@tijfs.org.