The virtual congress platform has just gone live for ESCMID Global 2026. You can log in with your registration and check out the full programme live-sync and begin putting together your agenda. If you aren’t registered yet, be sure to take advantage of our early registration fees before they expire on 11 February. 

Science and Research

Submission for late-breaking abstracts for ESCMID Global 2026 will open in two weeks on 02 February. This call allows researchers to submit their new data generated after the regular abstract submission closed. Learn more about the topics covered on our website.

Every year at ESCMID Global the Trainee Association organises a special workshop that brings together young scientists and renowned experts in an informal setting to connect, discuss challenges, get career advice and more. Sign up for the mailing list to be informed when registration opens in the Spring.

Education

Join the leadership course that attendees said was “transformative”, “exceptional” and “a true asset for anyone active in infectious diseases or medical microbiology”. Learn to lead with impact in this immersive leadership development course. Registration closes at the end of January so don’t wait, secure your seat today.

Congress and Events

As the programme has grown, we implemented tracks to allow every participant to attend their own “conference within the congress”. Share which track you’ll be following with our special social media banners available on our website and connect with colleagues who are following the same tracks. Don’t forget to use #ESCMIDGlobal2026 to join in the action on all social channels.

Keynote speaker Dimitrios Kontoyiannis will explore the evolution of opportunistic fungal infection management in haematological malignancies. You can read more about him and his talk on our website and be sure to attend the lecture during ESCMID Global 2026.

Guidelines and Journals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection recognises the efforts of early-career scientists and promotes their research. Learn more about the ways that CMI is offering support in this editorial note. 

This week’s alert covers updates on measles outbreaks across the globe, rabies cases in Yemen, hantavirus in Argentina, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) across Japan expanding eastward, and Japanese encephalitis (JE) found in India. Read the details of these outbreaks on our website.

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of RSV, COVID-19, and influenza among older hospitalized adults: The EVERY prospective cohort study

(Val)ganciclovir Dosing for Cytomegalovirus: Revisiting the 2005 Wiltshire et al. PK/PD target