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ESWI activities

Managing acute respiratory virus infections: Where do we go?
11 June 2026
Résidence Palace, Brussels
This ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit took place on 11 June in Brussels.
Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration (IDC) “Breath & Beyond”
The ESWI podcast series, IDC “Breath & Beyond”, shines a spotlight on the growing evidence linking respiratory virus infections and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Bridging the Gap: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Respiratory Infections and NCDs
5 March 2026
Online
We are delighted to let you know that the Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and NCDs (IDC) has been relaunched with a broadened mission and scope. We are kicking off the new IDC with a Community meeting (webinar) on 5 March
ESWI Science Policy Interface Roundtable in Bucharest
22 October 2026
Bucharest, Romania
This event will bring together key stakeholders to address the critical challenges surrounding vaccine uptake and public health policy.

Agenda

2026
25-26
September
FEND 31st Annual Conference
Milan, Italy
The annual conference of the Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes.
2026
28-2
SepOct
62nd Annual Meeting European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2026
Milan, Italy
The 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) is set to take place from 28 September to 2 October 2026 at the Allianz MiCo - Milan Convention Centre in Milan, Italy.
2026
11-13
October
World Health Summit 2026
Berlin, Germany
From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health
2026
12-14
October
ISV Annual Congress
Antwerp, Belgium
As the world’s largest non-profit scientific conference dedicated exclusively to vaccines, the ISV Annual Congress attracts leaders and emerging voices from across the vaccine ecosystem.
2026
13
October
Preventing hospitalisations in Europe – Event 3 (EHMA & Sanofi)
Brussels, Belgium and online
The final event, scheduled on 13 October 2026 at the European Parliament, will bring together policymakers and health system leaders to discuss and validate recommendations emerging from the series.
2026
14
October
EU Respi Day 2026
European Parliament, Brussels
EURespiDay 2026 will take place on 14 October at the European Parliament in Brussels.

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In the media
First detection of avian influenza (H5) in poultry in Suriname; multidistrict spread under investigation
The confirmation of influenza A(H5) in a commercial broiler flock represents Suriname's first detected incursion of this pathogen.
In the media
Positive case of avian influenza in backyard poultry in Los Ríos Region, Chile
The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in backyard birds in the commune of Corral in the Los Ríos region.
News
Avian influenza amplified age-related mortality in a long-lived seabird
HPAI-related mortality increased from approximately 5–10% in young breeders to more than 40% in the oldest individuals.
News
H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b Infections in Domestic Cats During an Avian Influenza Outbreak in Italy: Implications for One Health Surveillance
This report documents the first fatal case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b infection in a domestic cat in Italy, detected in early January 2025.

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.