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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.
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
18-20
September
 
20th EuGMS Congress
Valencia, Spain
“From Healthy Ageing to Complex Needs in Older Adults“ is the main topic of the EuGMSCongress which will take place in Valencia (18-20 September).
From Healthy Ageing to Complex Needs in Older Adults
2024
20-23
September
 
8th World One Health Congress
Cape Town, South Africa
The Congress foresees four days of an outstanding, exceptional and forward-thinking agenda, which includes parallel tracks addressing one health science, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and science policy interface, amongst others.
global One Health Community (gOHC)
2024
25-28
September
 
WONCA Europe Conference 2024
Dublin, Ireland
The Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) is hosting the WONCA Europe conference 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.
WONCA Europe 2024
2024
29-2
SepOct
 
OPTIONS XII for the Control of Influenza
Brisbane, Australia
Options for the Control of Influenza will bring together researchers, practitioners, industry representatives and policy makers from all around the world to explore and advance our understanding of influenza and its impact on human and animal health.
Call for Abstracts is extended to Monday 15 April 2024
2024
29
September
 
Influenza Diabetes Community (IDC) Satellite Symposium: “Why is Diabetes and Influenza a Killer Combination?”
Brisbane, Australia
Join ESWI at OPTIONS XII 2024 for the Influenza Diabetes Community (IDC) Satellite Symposium: “Why is Diabetes and Influenza a Killer Combination?”
OPTIONS XII for the Control of Influenza
2024
15
October
 
ESWI Science Policy Interface Roundtable
Parliament of the Czech Republic, Prague
The objective is to promote information exchange on science and current and future health policy challenges focusing on acute respiratory virus infections (flu, COVID-19, RSV) in the country concerned.
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News
Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials say
abcNEWS
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Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness
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No clear exposure source in Missouri H5 avian flu case
CIDRAP
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The investigation into a recent human H5 avian flu case in Missouri, the first of its kind picked up through flu surveillance, show that the source still isn't known.
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H5N1 avian flu virus detected in wastewater from 10 Texas cities
CIDRAP
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A report yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine details detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu virus in wastewater from 10 Texas cities during the same time period the virus was detected in Texas cattle herds.
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Human Bird Flu Patient Had No Known Animal Contact
Medscape
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A Missouri adult who tested positive for H5 bird flu had no known contact with animals but has underlying medical conditions
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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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