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ESWI activities

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.
Spotlight on the Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and NCDs (IDC)
Tune in to this extraordinary conversation exploring the important interplay between respiratory viruses and non-communicable diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease
ESWI Airborne: Shaping the Future of Respiratory Virus Research
Tune in to the new ESWI podcast podcast series featuring Early Career Scientist featuring researchers who will help shape the next decades of influenza and respiratory virus research.

Agenda

2026
27-28
February
Travel Medicine Review and Update Course
Online
This course is tailored for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals who provide care and advice to travelers, expatriates, and migrants.
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
2-3
March
International Science Innovation Week 2026
International Science Innovation Week 2026 will convene world leaders in science, medicine, and innovation to advance collaboration in pandemic preparedness, virology, and cancer research.
2026
5
March
ESWI EVENT
Bridging the Gap: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Respiratory Infections and NCDs
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
2026
1-5
June
ESPID 2026
Bologna, Italy & Online
44th European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases Meeting
2026
11
June
ESWI EVENT
Managing acute respiratory virus infections: Where do we go?
Résidence Palace, Brussels
This ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit will take place on 11 June in Brussels.

Education hub

News
Baloxavir alleviates severe disease and viremia in ferrets infected with avian- or bovine-origin influenza A(H5N1) virus
Humans exposed to infected animals may also become infected, with potential for severe disease outcomes.
News
viroLOGICAL with Florian Krammer
ESWI Board Florian Krammer is a virologist and vaccine developer. In his podcast viroLOGICAL he will talk about viruses on a weekly basis – from historical pandemics to current developments.
News
Survey on Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination
The ESCMID Vaccine Study Group (EVASG) is conducting a study aimed at understanding which barriers and interventions healthcare professionals consider most important for improving influenza vaccination uptake among healthcare workers.
News
Introduction and inter-species transmission dynamics of high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 viruses in Japan 2021–25
Since the introduction of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 isolates in Japan in late 2021, new cases have been reported in domestic birds and poultry each winter.

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.