These are the last days to propose candidates for the upcoming ESCMID Executive Committee elections. ESCMID members can nominate up to three outstanding candidates representing infectious diseases (ID).

Propose candidates for the ESCMID EC elections until 31 August 2025:

The open call for the Vaccines Subcommittee Director position is also closing this week. We are looking for an experienced expert to join the leadership of ESCMID and help craft this new subcommittee and define the strategic direction.

Apply to be the Vaccines Subcommittee Director until 31 August 2025:

Science and Research

Your monthly pulse on science, training and community! The Trainee Association of ESCMID (TAE) is organising a new online series blending educational short talks, lively discussions, career insights and more. Learn more about this new series taking place on the first Tuesday of every month.

Education

Registration closes soon for both “Lead with impact” leadership training programmes. Set yourself apart from your colleagues by growing your skills as a leader. These courses specifically target leadership qualities in the healthcare fields and empower you to tackle complex challenges and manage your team with confidence and efficiency. Be the best you can be for the people around you!

Registration closes on 31 August 2025. Attendance grants are still available for our “Empowering women in leadership” course.

This two-day online course offers a unique and practical approach to tackling the complex challenges of diagnosing and managing STIs, especially in the sensitive context of sexual assault cases. Participants will gain insights into sampling techniques, phylogenetic analysis, and quality control in both clinical and forensic microbiology labs. Learn more and register today.

Congress and Events

Late-breaking abstract submission for the 6th Vaccines Conference closes this week on 29 August 2025! Don’t miss your opportunity to join in the relaunch of this important conference covering innovative approaches, emerging technologies, and challenges in vaccine deployment.

Guidelines and Journals

In this episode of Communicable, Angela Huttner and Josh Nosanchuk invite Hatim Sati (WHO), the project lead in creating the first fungal priority pathogens list, and Dimitrios Kontoyiannis (MD Anderson Cancer Center), a clinician researcher studying fungal diagnostics and antifungal discovery, for a candid discussion on the making of and relevance of the WHO's fungal priority pathogens list.

The ECDC updated maps of dengue and chikungunya spread worldwide. In 2025, nine imported Oropouche virus cases were reported in Europe, mostly linked to Brazil. Overview of Mpox endemicity in African nations and global spread of clade Ib. In France, a sudden rise in hepatitis A reached 73 cases, mostly adults under 65. Further increase of West Nile virus cases in Europe, with more than 350 cases in Italy, and two local infections in Paris indicating northern expansion.

Impact of enhanced infection control and antimicrobial stewardship on infections by Clostridioides difficile, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales: A stepped-wedge cluster intervention study

Postoperative hip arthroplasty infections: a monocentric retrospective study in Liège University Hospital, Belgium, 2015-2023