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ESWI activities

Managing acute respiratory virus infections: Where do we go?
11 June 2026
Résidence Palace, Brussels
This ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit will take place on 11 June in Brussels.
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

Agenda

2026
24-27
June
9th World Bronchiectasis Conference 2026
Hannover, Germany
WBC 2026 will once again gather clinicians, scientists, allied health professionals, industry partners and patients to translate this progress into better patient outcomes.
2026
25
June
APACI Respiratory Diseases Conference
Hong Kong
Reducing the Burden of Influenza In the Asia Pacific Region.
2026
27-28
June
5th World Influenza Conference (WIC 2026)
Chengdu, China
Reducing the Burden of Influenza In the Asia Pacific Region.
2026
30-3
JunJul
30th WONCA Europe Conference 2026
Paris, France
Paris wide opens its arms to welcome general practice from all over Europe in 2026!
2026
28-31
August
ESC Congress 2026
Munich, Germany
From 28 to 31 August 2026, Munich's heart will once again beat for cardiology. Around 30,000 international heart specialists are expected to attend the congress of the renowned European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
2026
30-2
AugSep
Options XIII Conference for the Control of Influenza
Washington, DC
The Options XIII Conference for the Control of Influenza is the world's largest scientific meeting on flu, happening August 30–September 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C

Education hub

News
TLR7 alters the maternal immune landscape during influenza A infection to increase maternal and fetal morbidity
Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) recognizes single-stranded RNA viruses, including IAV, yet its role in maternal immune responses and pregnancy outcomes during IAV infection is poorly understood.
Scientific Papers
Comparative Effectiveness of High-Dose and Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccines for Hospitalisation and Mortality in Adults Aged 65 and Older: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
High-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-IV) provides superior protection compared with SD-IV against P&I and all-cause hospitalisation in older adults, with the greatest benefits among younger seniors and those without cardiovascular disease.
News
Adjuvanted vs High-Dose Influenza Vaccines in Older US Adults
A Cluster Randomized Crossover Study
News
Cross-reactive human antibody responses to H9N2 influenza virus, New York, United States, 2025
Assessed cross-reactive antibody responses to H9N2 viruses using a panel of recently collected human sera from the general population of a large metropolitan city in North America (New York City).

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.