There are a number of open positions in our ESCMID Subcommittees including Scientific Affairs, Guidelines and Professional Affairs to name a few. Interested and qualified members should review the open positions and apply before the deadline. Bring your big ideas to ESCMID and help make our society better for our members and beyond.

Deadline to apply is coming up on 31 October!

Science & Research

Join the first part of the World AMR Awareness Week webinar series focused on the current capabilities and limitations of metagenomics and long-read sequencing and the persistent gap between a genomic result and an actionable clinical decision.

The Emerging Infections Subcommittee has just released a situation update on the ongoing Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak that is taking place in Central Africa. Read up on how it is developing and what that could mean for clinicians in Europe and beyond.

Education

This course aims to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the ethical issues surrounding antimicrobial stewardship, including those related to One Health topics and infection control practices. This course is part of the AMS Certificate Programme with additional seats available for participants.

This course will take an exciting, interactive hands-on approach. Participants will discuss and design behaviour change interventions for a number of clinical scenarios, guided by moderators who are experts in behaviour science and also have practical experience of successful IPC and ABS interventions. This course is part of the EUCIC Certificate Programme with additional seats available for participants.

Congress & Events

Early registration for ESCMID Global 2027 opens tomorrow on 28 October. You can already see the preliminary programme and starting tomorrow, you can secure your ticket to join the world’s largest event in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.

Secure your accommodation in Stockholm through Congrex, the official accommodation partner for ESCMID Global 2027. A wide range of hotels are available at exclusive congress rates, with options to suit every budget. Book early to secure your preferred hotel on the ESCMID website.

Guidelines & Journals

The ESCMID Executive Committee and Vaccines Subcommittee have published a position statement supporting vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and advocating for policies grounded in scientific evidence to maintain high vaccination coverage and prevent outbreaks.

Read the statement in ESCMID's journals, CMI and CMI Communications.

French health authorities have reported the first documented human infection with the Shamonda virus, an orthobunyavirus currently spreading across at least 13 European countries. In Africa, the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the largest on record, with 9,704 confirmed cases and 4,687 deaths, and has now spread to Kenya (nine cases) and Nigeria (one case). Meanwhile, Europe is experiencing its most geographically widespread West Nile virus transmission season, with 1,965 cases across 20 countries. Despite an overall decline, dengue transmission is increasing in the Andean region, Central America, and the Caribbean, while the United States has reported 4,410 confirmed measles cases and six deaths.

EUCAST disk diffusion: Can Mueller-Hinton agar with 5% sheep blood (MH-S) be an alternative medium for fastidious organisms?

Who actually needs antibiotics for pneumonia? Rethinking diagnosis in the era of molecular diagnostics and bedside imaging