Don’t miss the ESCMID Global keynote lecture from Abdoulaye Djimdé. As a leading global voice in the fight against malaria, Djimdé will highlight the critical importance of investing in local scientific leadership, drawing from his own personal journey, as well as training the next generation of African researchers, and building sustainable networks for infectious disease control. See you in Munich!

Science and Research

Shape the future of the Trainee Association of ESCMID (TAE) by casting your votes in their Steering Committee election! Explore the ten candidate profiles, then vote for three candidates who you'd like to see guide the next generation in CM & ID forward!

The ESCMID AMR Action Subcommittee reviews their activities that took place during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), 18-24 November 2025, including the return of their webinar series covering AMR in conflict zones, the impact of vaccines on reducing AMR, and more. All recordings are available in ESCMID Media. Read their full review under “Events” on their webpage.

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Education

This interactive, onsite programme is tailored for healthcare professionals with experience in infection prevention and control – providing a comprehensive update on the evolving challenges of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This course is part of the ESCMID EUCIC Certificate Programme and has a few spots available for extra participants.

Following the success of module 1, module 2 of our joint ESCMID / Ecraid on-demand course on data and sample governance for biomedical research data is now available. This self-paced course is free of charge. Continue building your expertise in responsible biomedical data and sample management today!

Congress and Events

The call for artwork is open for the ESCMID Global Art Gallery 2026. This year the theme is “Food Safety”. The deadline is 31 December 2025 at midnight CET. Don’t miss your chance to have your artwork featured in the annual art book published online and win great prizes!

EUCAST is organising a webinar coinciding with the planned publication of the new version 16.0 Breakpoints Tables for bacteria and mycobacteria. Mark your calendars for 20 January 2026!

Guidelines and Journals

In this special episode of Communicable, Angela Huttner and Marc Bonten invite doctors and science communicators, Neil Stone (London, UK), Ilan Schwartz (Durham, USA), and Tara Smith (Kent, USA) to deliberate on the topic of staying on X or leaving it for alternatives.

This week’s Epi Alert highlights rising seasonal influenza activity globally, avian influenza activity in Europe, detection of a novel recombinant mpox virus in the UK, Taiwan's first local coccidioidomycosis case emphasising the ongoing need for vigilance, genomic surveillance, and consideration of uncommon pathogens in clinical practice, and more.

Clinical Adjudication Approach for Rapid Diagnostics Aiming to Identify Bacteria Directly from Blood

Microbiology Royalty: Elizabeth O. King and the legacy of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica