ESCMID members can still send in proposals for ESCMID guidelines projects that will become clinical practice guidelines. See the overarching themes and the details for submission on our website. Submit your proposal before the deadline on 29 May.

Science & Research

Today on 05 May, we celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day and remember the importance of hand hygiene. EUCIC and ESCMID released a joint statement on the use of alcohol-based handrubs as a cornerstone of hand hygiene and infection prevention and control. You can replay sessions on this and other IPC topics in the “Infection control” track from ESCMID Global 2026.

ESCMID opens calls for research funding over the summer which are available to ESCMID members. The first call will be for the ESCMID Study Group Research Grants which opens on 20 May. Learn more about our offerings and prepare your application early.

Education

Last chance to register for this course that dives into infections in pregnancy including real-world case discussions and global perspectives. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to treat and manage infections in one of the most important patient demographics. The deadline to register is 08 May.

Join this ESCMID Foundation course providing an educational update on the diagnosis and treatment of latent and active tuberculosis and infections of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria. Registration closes soon on 15 May.

Congress & Events

If you didn’t get a chance to see the ESCMID Global Art Gallery during your time in Munich, don’t worry, you can see the full artbook on our website now. We are also pleased to announce the next edition of the gallery will cover the topic of “Invisible Collaborators”. Learn more and prepare for the next call in December.

The second edition of the Global AMR Innovators Conference (GAMRIC) is taking place later this year from 22-24 September in Lisbon, Portugal. The early registration deadline is in mid-July but you can already check out the programme and secure your place before the tickets sell out like last year.

Guidelines & Journals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI) is looking for an editor in virology to join their editorial board. Learn more about the qualifications and expectations, and how to apply in the editorial note.

A suspected Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has caused three deaths and one ICU admission. Argentina has recorded 8k chikungunya cases, with one death and a severe encephalitis case; the Northwest Region carries the highest burden. French Guiana has reported 143 cases since January 2026. Global mpox cases continue to decline, with 1.1k confirmed in February 2026 across 46 countries; cumulative totals since 2022 reach 179k. El Salvador reported 60 typhoid fever cases since January. In Baja California, Mexico, 15 rickettsia cases and 6 deaths have been recorded.

Early versus late diagnosis in infectious encephalitis: A population-based cohort study

Severe infections in the Netherlands caused by community-acquired methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 152 carrying PVL, edinB and etE2

Submit your abstract for ESCAIDE 2026 now until 18 May and join the event in Stockholm and online, 18-20 November 2026.