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Webinar: H5N1
4 June 2024
Online webinar
eswi.org/h5n1/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.
Visit the Conference website
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.
www.eswiairborne.org
Webinar: Immunisation & Treatment
30 November 2023
Online webinar
eswi.org/immunisation
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2024
20-22
November
 
ESCAIDE 2024
Stockholm and online
ECDC's annual scientific conference will take place as a hybrid event, in Stockholm and online, from 20-22 November 2024.
European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology
2024
28
November
 
The Role of Research in Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
Online
Speaker Series N°9, co-hosted with the Charité Center for Global Health, will focus on the crucial role of high-quality research in strengthening pandemic and epidemic intelligence and guiding evidence-based public health decisions.
WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
2024
10
December
 
Europe's Tomorrow: Vaccination and Prevention Summit
Warsaw, Poland
The second edition of the Summit will be an opportunity for policymakers, health experts, young people, start-ups, and civil society organisations to come together and discuss the challenges in the area of vaccination.
About the Summit
2025
20-22
February
 
4th European Bronchiectasis Workshop
Paris, France
4th European Bronchiectasis Workshop (EBROW 2025) will strongly advocate for the recognition of the disease in France and in other European countries where it is still neglected.
EBROW25
2025
11-15
May
 
The 19th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM19)
New Orleans, United States
Under the theme, "Expanding the Horizons of Travel Medicine," the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) will host the CISTM19 conference from May 11–15, 2025, in New Orleans.
International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
2025
26-30
May
 
ESPID 2025
Bucharest & Online
Participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures given by world renowned scientists in the field of pediatric infectious disease as well as genomics, pharmacology, immunology, gastrointestinal diseases, allergology and public health.
43rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
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H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States, also affecting British Columbia
GISAID
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Clade 2.3.4.4b of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy cows, poultry and other animals across the United States.
Podcasts
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ESWI Airborne: Life as a scientist
Essential skills and career prospects for early career scientists

Meral Akçay, Lucy Mosscrop, Marco Goeijenbier

Together with Meral Akcay, Lucy Mosscrop and Marco Goeijenbier we’ll delve into their unique journeys, the challenges they face, and the advice they offer to those just starting out in science.
News
Many human infections with ‘cow flu’ are going undetected
Science
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Scientists find evidence of past H5N1 infection in 7% of workers exposed at dairy farms—but no signs of human-to-human transmission
News
Consistent H5N1 control needed for farm animals
Science
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Consistent H5N1 control needed for farm animals
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ESWI networks & communities

Influenza Diabetes Community

The Influenza Diabetes Community (IDC) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, patient -and other stakeholder organisations to discuss, share best practices and to network with the objective to raise awareness of the burden of influenza, Covid-19 and RSV in people living with diabetes.

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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. 

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