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ESWI activities

ESWI Airborne: Intervention Strategies of Acute Respiratory Virus Infections
The series will delve into flu shots, RSV vaccines, COVID-19 boosters, and other kids on the block - what’s new and what’s in the pipeline
Webinar: H5N1
4 June 2024
Online webinar
10th ESWI Influenza Conference 2025
20 - 23 October 2025
Valencia, Spain
The European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) will organise the 10th edition of its ESWI Influenza Conference in Valencia from 20 - 23 October 2025.
ESWI Airborne: Life as a scientist
Listen to the new ESWI podcast series featuring Early Career Scientist and explore the joys and sorrows of establishing a scientific career.

Agenda

2025
2-3
December
European Health Summit 2025
Brussels, Belgium
Under the theme “NextGen Simplified: Rethinking Health for Tomorrow”, the 2025 edition of EHS will serve as a premier platform to drive forward Europe’s health agenda through a high-level dialogue.
2026
17-20
February
RSVVW’26
Rome, Italy
ReSViNET is the first official RSV foundation and aims to provide a platform for global collaborations to raise awareness about RSV infection.
2026
2-4
March
8th International Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections
Glasgow, Scotland
The 8th International Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI) will be held from March 2-4, 2026, at the Glasgow Science Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
2026
1-5
June
ESPID 2026
Bologna, Italy & Online
44th European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases Meeting
2026
30-3
JunJul
30th WONCA Europe Conference 2026
Paris, France
Paris wide opens its arms to welcome general practice from all over Europe in 2026!
2026
28-31
August
ESC Congress 2026
Munich, Germany
From 28 to 31 August 2026, Munich's heart will once again beat for cardiology. Around 30,000 international heart specialists are expected to attend the congress of the renowned European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Education hub

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When Infections Meet NCDs: The Bidirectional Relationship Between Cardiometabolic Conditions and Respiratory Viruses
Check out this Satellite Symposium organised by the ESWI IDC and supported by IFPMA and Sanofi from ESWI2026.
News
Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals
Birds operate at body temperatures several degrees higher than those of mammals, and, like mammals, birds are infected by influenza viruses.
News
Repeated oral exposure to H5N1 influenza virus in pasteurized milk does not cause adverse responses to subsequent influenza infection
In March 2024, a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b virus was identified in US dairy cows, with spillover to cats, poultry, and humans.
News
Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread
Bats could form a bridge between marine and terrestrial mammals, scientists say

ESWI networks & communities

Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration

on Respiratory Infections and Non-communicable diseases

The Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and Non-communicable diseases (IDC) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, patient -and other stakeholder organisations to achieve a better understanding of the bidirectional relationship and causal links between acute respiratory infections and non-communicable diseases.

Early Career Scientists Network

Some of the best and most innovative ideas come from early career scientists, they are the future of the influenza field. For this reason, ESWI has been actively encouraging the careers of early career scientists for many years.