Nominations for all ESCMID Awards are closing this Friday, 21 August at 17:00 CEST. Do not miss your chance to nominate those influential members of the scientific community to be officially recognised for their incredible achievements to our fields. Learn more about the different awards including the TAE Outstanding Trainee, Young Investigator, and the three Excellence Awards.

Science & Research

The Vaccines and Emerging Infections Subcommittees present a three-part webinar series to explore the evidence, development and implementation of vaccines for Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease, providing timely context ahead of the October SAGE meeting on Ebola vaccines. Learn more about the specific webinar topics and save the date to join live!

The programme connects young professionals in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases with esteemed ESCMID mentors eager to share their knowledge, experience, and skills. Together, you'll define your goals and build a plan with concrete outcomes.

Join Marcos Rust as he explores a recent success story following Esma Eryilmaz-Eren and her mentors.

Education

Last chance to register for this course covering a wide range of topics for difficult-to-treat CNS infections and emerging adjunctive immunomodulatory treatments as well as long-term recovery from CNS infections. Registration closes on 20 August!

Register for this online course by the Emerging Infections Subcommittee that provides an accessible introduction to emerging infectious diseases. Explore why and how infectious threats emerge, how they are detected and contained, and how clinicians respond.

Congress & Events

Don’t forget to claim your certificates for ESCMID Global. Attendees can earn up to 33 CME points from their time onsite in Munich or from watching the session recordings on the virtual platform. Check the website for more information including a tutorial video on how to claim the certificates.

Guidelines & Journals

ESCMID and the study group for PK/PD, EPASG, have endorsed a new consensus guidance for beta-lactam dose individualisation. This guidance will equip healthcare professionals caring for acutely ill patients treated with beta-lactam therapy with the evidence and tools necessary to guide optimal use of beta-lactam dose individualisation.

The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 4,686 confirmed cases and 2,186 deaths, making it the largest Ebola outbreak ever reported in the country. In Europe, a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Albania marks an expansion into a previously non-endemic area, while Spain has confirmed its fourth case of 2026. West Nile virus transmission has now been identified in 77 areas across nine European countries. In Asia, the US CDC issued a travel notice for Bali following clusters of Zika virus in returning travellers. Elsewhere, significant outbreaks include a surge in Japanese encephalitis in India and the growing multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US.

An introduction to the machine learning lifecycle for clinical microbiology

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