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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
www.eswiairborne.org
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.
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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
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2025
11-15
April
 
ESCMID Global 2025
Vienna, Austria
Explore Vienna with ESCMID Global 2025 and grab the opportunity to immerse in the latest topics of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology.
Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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
2025
29-1
AugSep
 
ESC Congress 2025
Madrid, Spain
The ESC Congress will be organised together with the World Congress of Cardiology in Madrid. This year's spotlight theme is "Global Health", emphasising the evolving role of cardiovascular disease within the broader global health landscape.
Together with World Congress of Cardiology
2025
20-23
October
 
ESWI EVENT
10th ESWI Influenza Conference 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
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Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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Six ESWI Board Members, led by Prof. Florian Krammer, together with a long list of prominent European scientists specialised in virology, immunology and epidemiology, have recently published a commentary in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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A mathematical model of H5N1 influenza transmission in US dairy cattle
medRxiv
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Transmission is enabled through the movement of cattle between herds, as indicated from Interstate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI) data.
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Podcast Series: hMPV – A Common Yet Unknown Respiratory Threat
International Federation on Ageing, IFA
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In this 3-part podcast series, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) aims to raise awareness of hMPV. The series will feature scientists, clinicians and the voices of older people and groups representing those most at risk of serious disease.
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Human monoclonal antibodies that target clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 hemagglutinin
bioRxiv
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The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus clade 2.3.4.4b has been spreading globally since 2022, causing mortality and morbidity in domestic and wild birds and mammals, including infection in humans, raising concerns about its pandemic potential.
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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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