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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.
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
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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
2025
21
October
 
Satellite Symposium: A Shot in the Arm: Leveraging Combination Vaccines for Global Health Impact
Valencia and online
A PeerVoice symposium supported by an educational grant from Moderna)
Visit live stream here
2025
28-30
October
 
2025 International Society for Vaccines Annual Congress
Stellenbosch, South Africa
The ISV Annual Congress will be held from October 28–30, 2025, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, marking a significant milestone for global vaccine research and collaboration.
International Society for Vaccines
2025
6
November
 
Immunisation and Healthy Ageing: Ensuring Effective Vaccination Programmes for an Ageing Europe
Brussels, Belgium
MEP András Kulja and MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis will host a debate on the public health challenge of immunosenescence, the age-related decline in immune function, at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Immunisation and Healthy Ageing: Ensuring Effective Vaccination Programme
2025
18-19
November
 
POLITICO Health Care Summit
This year marks the 10th edition of the Health Care Summit. Europe has a plan to boost its competitiveness. In health care, groundbreaking technologies like AI and biotech are transforming care.
POLITICO Europe
2025
2-3
December
 
European Health Summit 2025
Brussels, Belgium
Under the theme “NextGen Simplified: Rethinking Health for Tomorrow”, the 2025 edition of EHS will serve as a premier platform to drive forward Europe’s health agenda through a high-level dialogue.
NextGen Simplified: Rethinking Health for Tomorrow
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10th ESWI Influenza Conference 2025
International acute respiratory virus experts gather for the 10th ESWI Conference in Valencia despite global pressures on health systems
Close to 700 leading scientists, public health experts, policymakers and industry representatives gathered for four days to discuss the latest advances in influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and hMPV.
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H5N1 influenza virus stability and transmission risk in raw milk and cheese
Nature Medicine
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses have recently spread to dairy cattle, with high levels of virus detected in milk from affected animals, raising concern about the risk posed by unpasteurized dairy products consumed by humans.
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Detected in 41 Species at Risk in Canada
Pubmed
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5Nx virus clade 2.3.4.4b has impacted wild birds and mammals in Canada since late 2021.
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Dairy cow- and avian-origin clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 induce severe mastitis in lactating goats and transmission to suckling goats
Cell Reports
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The emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has led to unprecedented spillover and spread among US dairy cows, raising concerns about transmission to other ruminants.
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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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