The deadline to sign up your team for Selective Pressure has been extended! The ESCMID Global quiz show will return in Munich for the fourth edition. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this interactive session and show off your knowledge of CM and ID topics alongside your peers and friends. Sign up today to take home the coveted prize this April!

Science & Research

Don’t miss this important joint webinar with IDSA taking place today at 16:00 CET. Speakers Alexandra Yamschikov and Adrian Egli will be discussing AMR diagnostic stewardship and innovations.

The AMR Science-Policy Forum is growing again this year with additional co-organisers to increase our voice and close the gap between science and policy for informed decisions. Join us to foster interaction and fruitful discussions taking place during Education Friday at ESCMID Global 2026.

Education

Advance your leadership impact and overcome career barriers in healthcare with this course tailored specifically to women in infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, public health and academic medicine.

“This course gave me tools to navigate conflict, build high-performing teams, conduct complicated negotiations, and make strategic decisions. These are skills and tools that are essential for advancing patient care through science.” - Anne-Grete Märtson

Don’t miss the chance to join peers and experts in this empowering setting – registration closes 02 April.

This course brings together regional experts, particularly from resource-limited settings, to address gaps in fungal diagnostics and treatment. The programme will provide practical tools for early diagnosis, appropriate patient selection, and evidence-based management.

Congress & Events

Abstract submission for the second GAMRIC is closing next week on 31 March. Don’t miss your opportunity to join in the programme of this important conference dedicated to the latest breakthroughs and challenges of developing new therapeutics, diagnostics, vaccines and preventatives addressing AMR.

There are still open positions in the additional ESCMID Mobile Lab sessions. You can explore the latest droplet digital PCR instrumentation and get expert technical support as part of these hands-on workshops.

Guidelines & Journals

In this episode of Communicable, hosts Angela Huttner and Marc Bonten invite two members of the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee, Martin Grobusch and Pikka Jokelainen, to discuss infectious disease outbreaks.

The draft document for the new ESCMID guidelines on vaccinations leading up to solid organ transplant is now open for comments by ESCMID members. Experts are encouraged to review the manuscript and submit their comments before the deadline on 20 April.

Multiple infectious disease events are raising concern internationally. Measles cases are increasing globally, with major outbreaks in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. In England, a meningococcal serogroup B outbreak among university students in Kent has prompted expanded vaccination. Yellow fever remains active in Venezuela and Colombia, with deaths linked to unvaccinated travellers and spread into areas not previously targeted for vaccination. Italy’s Campania region faces a hepatitis A outbreak tied mainly to contaminated shellfish. Meanwhile, hantavirus threats persist in Argentina and Russia, driven largely by rodent exposure.

Emergence of novel zoonotic and multidrug-resistant Streptococcus suis lineages

AdMiRE Study: Development and Validation of a WHO-aligned Tool to Assess Healthcare Access and Antibiotic Use Among Migrant Populations in Europe

The EMA’s biennial report on stakeholder engagement activities 2024-2025 has just been published.