Join the already almost 15,000 ESCMID members who contribute to advancing medical research and care in the fight against infectious diseases. Being an ESCMID member gives a number of great benefits like eligibility for awards and grants as well as discounts on all ESCMID events, including ESCMID Global!

With different levels and discounts for LMIC residents there is a tier for all career levels. Learn more and help your science have the impact it deserves with the help of ESCMID.

Science & Research

We are hosting a special series on our YouTube channel over the recent and upcoming weeks where the 2026 Young Investigator Award winners talk about what the award means to them and how it will benefit their careers along with some advice for other trainees. Watch the videos and subscribe so you can follow along!

Education

Trainees are invited to take part in this course organised by the TAE. Participants can expect to develop practical skills directly applicable to clinical work, research, and professional life in CM/ID. Accommodation is included in the course fee!

Don’t miss this course covering a wide range of topics from analyses of clinical syndromes and cerebrospinal fluid to management of difficult-to-treat CNS infections and emerging adjunctive immunomodulatory treatments as well as long-term recovery from CNS infections.

Congress & Events

Late-breaker abstract submissions close tomorrow, so this is your last chance to join the innovative and cutting-edge programme of the second edition of the GAMRIC conference. Learn more and submit your research on developing tools to fight AMR.

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 prolonged diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria has caused 65k suspected cases since 2022, exacerbated by low vaccination coverage. In Europe, four Frankfurt Airport workers contracted malaria, highlighting the rare phenomenon of "airport malaria." Asia reports 7 confirmed Chandipura virus cases in children in India, resulting in 3 deaths, alongside widespread measles outbreaks in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, cholera continues to affect Africa, with Cameroon and Chad reporting outbreaks. In North America, the United States is managing a significant measles resurgence, predominantly linked to outbreaks.

Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin versus conventional dosing in patients at high risk of recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection: a multicentre cohort study

Impact of blood culture bottle shortage on blood culture positivity rates in Japan: a nationwide hospital-based study