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10th 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
ESWI Airborne: Immunisation & Treatment
New ESWI podcast series diving into immunisation & treatment with a line-up of renowned experts in the field of respiratory virus infections.
www.eswiairborne.org
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2024
11-18
May
 
CISTM19 Theme: “Expanding the Horizons of Travel Medicine”
New Orleans
The ISTM International Congresses offer travel medicine specialists the opportunity to learn the most up to date information in the field.
ISTM International Congresses
2024
20-24
May
 
ESPID 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark
The European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases is organising its 42nd Annual Meeting between the 20th and the 24th of May in Copenhagen.
European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
2024
6-7
July
 
World Influenza Conference 2024
Boao, Hainan, China
The coexistence of multiple respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19 in the world poses a major challenge to susceptible populations and healthcare delivery systems, and poses a serious threat to global public health.
From Influenza to Respiratory Infectious Diseases
2024
7-11
September
 
European Respiratory Society Congress 2024
Vienna, Austria
The ERS Congress 2024 will be held from 7–11 September in Vienna, Austria at RX Wien GmbH, Messeplatz 1, 1020 Vienna.
ERS Congress
2024
9-13
September
 
EASD Annual Meeting 2024
Madrid, Spain
The EASD Annual Meeting 2024 is an excellent opportunity to stay up to date with recent developments in the diabetes field. It is the interface between science and clinical practice where key discussions take place that will move the field forward.
European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD)
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
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024
ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024 Summary Report
Building on the 2023 session held at the ESWI conference in Valencia "RSV Looking towards the future", this one-day summit concentrated on the healthcare and economic impact of RSV disease, along with the potential solutions expected in the near future.
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Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines
Scientific Papers
Consensus sequences for U.S. H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b (GISAID)
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9th Influenza Conference 2023
Scientific highlights of the 9th ESWI Influenza Conference

Ab Osterhaus, Colin Russell, Leslie Reperant

With promising developments in the field of respiratory viral infections, the conference sessions covered hot topics on seasonal, pandemic, and zoonotic influenza viruses, as well as other respiratory viruses such as RSV and SARS-CoV-2.
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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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