Today is World Hepatitis Day and we want to highlight the important role that vaccines play in eliminating viral hepatitis.

The current research grant application call focuses on viral/fungal/parasitic infections and also includes additional support from the Vaccines Subcommittee for projects exploring vaccinology. Let’s work together to eliminate viral hepatitis. Learn more about research funding opportunities on our website. 

Science & Research

The Epi Alert page has been recently updated. The new layout highlights the latest updates to global emerging infection outbreaks and now hosts a searchable archive feature allowing users to track outbreaks globally.

Education

Join this onsite course in Valetta, Malta where you'll learn how to design, conduct and report a clinical trial through expert-led sessions and interactive workshops covering every stage of the clinical trial journey. Attendance grants are available.

Explore the many fundamental differences between adults and children that impact on clinical decision making through a series of case-based interactive workshops during this ESCMID course which is part of the AMS Certificate 2026-2028. Learn more and register today.

Congress & Events

Our partnership with WaterAid continues at ESCMID Global 2027! The Exhibition Green Partnership allows exhibitors to help create a more sustainable congress while supporting healthier communities worldwide. WaterAid experts will also join the scientific programme to discuss the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene in global health and infection prevention. We also promote dialogue, sharing expertise and highlighting the importance of WASH with our recent webinar.

Guidelines & Journals

In this episode of Communicable, Nav Narayanan and Thomas Tängdén kick off the first 'Ask me anything' episode, inviting EUCAST and CLSI leadership Sören Gatermann, Christian Giske and Amy Mathers to answer questions from our listeners.

The ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee published a new narrative review to examine how transmission pathways influence clinical presentation, epidemiological behaviour, outbreak dynamics, and preparedness in emerging human infections, and to propose an operational framework supporting early risk assessment and public health response.

The DRC's Bundibugyo virus outbreak reached 2,905 confirmed cases and 1,269 deaths by 22 July 2026; Uganda's 42-day countdown is underway after 20 cases and two deaths. Exported cases include two US workers (to Germany and Czechia), a French doctor, and an asymptomatic UK resident in London. In Canada, Ontario and Nova Scotia report rising anaplasmosis cases amid tick expansion. France recorded its first two autochthonous dengue cases of 2026. Chikungunya is expanding in Costa Rica (CDC Level 2 notice), French Guiana (1,157 cases), and Philippines (329 cases). Sweden reports a 54% rise in tick-borne encephalitis (213 cases), linked to climate change.

Hantavirus risk and preparedness in Europe in an era of climate change and global mobility

A proof-of-concept performance evaluation of six large language models for semi-automated data extraction in a systematic review on infectious diseases clinical trials