A summary of the NIH Aging and Trans-NIH Chronic Inflammation Working Group meeting, which explored recent advances and gaps in our understanding of the role of inflammaging in disease development, can be found in the Immunology Notes and Resources: https://ow.ly/OXcR50YNCJE.

Even the ducks outside Messe München seem ready for tomorrow’s avian flu session 🦆 08:30 at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 | Hall ICM 13a with @escmid.bsky.social , @esgrev-escmid.bsky.social , @isrv.bsky.social, @isirvepi.bsky.social , @ecdc.europa.eu & @ema.europa.eu Early start—but worth it. 🔆

Prevention improves wellbeing 🌿 A 2024 Nature Medicine analysis shows that reducing infectious disease burden—through measures like vaccination, ventilation, and hygiene—has measurable benefits for population health & resilience. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Prevention #PublicHealth #VIVI

📩 The #ESWI #Fluzine for #February is live! 💻 #IDC Kick-off | 5 Mar, Online — respiratory viruses & #NCDs 📅 ESWI Summit | 11 Jun, Brussels — vaccines & immunisation policy 🎥 #ESWI2025 Science Policy sessions now available 📍 Explore our #ESWIEducationHub 🔗 mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

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🛎️ … Not just a respiratory virus!

Viral hepatitis remains a major global health challenge, with many individuals undiagnosed or lost to follow-up. Learn how to bridge gaps in screening and treatment in this live webinar, hosted by PRIME Education, on March 10, 2026. 📆 Register here: https://ow.ly/Rwnp50Y9il5 #ISID #CME #MedEd

💡An important commentary on vaccines from ESCMID by the Vaccines Subcommittee Director, the Chair of the Vaccines Study Group & the ESCMID Executive Committee jointly published in CMI & CMI Comms. CMI: https://ow.ly/HUGM50XNByv CMI Comms: https://ow.ly/xmbk50XNByx #IDSky #clinmicro

You can also find more information about #RSV on the European Vaccination Information Portal - #EVIP in YOUR language! Check it out here: vaccination-info.europa.eu/en/rsv #UnitedInProtection #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #ChildHealth #PublicHealth

📢 Call for Abstracts! Submit your abstracts for SHEA Spring 2026 by January 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Don’t miss your chance to share your research with leaders in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention. bit.ly/4qNoqNU

One week to go! Abstract submissions for Annual Conference 2026 close at 23:59 GMT on Tuesday 11 November. If you study microbes, there’s a home for your work at #Microbio26 Submit your work to one of >20 available sessions at: microb.io/AC26Abstracts

🚨 Only 2 weeks left to apply! Pasteur Course: The Last Mile – Towards Elimination of Major Infectious Diseases Join a unique intensive course tackling the current challenges and critical advances in the fight against infectious diseases. 👉 Register now before November 22! bit.ly/4r1RpxE

Last chace to register for this year's Influenza Update Meeting - and places are going fast. Don't miss out! Looking forward to seeing you there, flu people

Getting--or got--a PhD? Got boogie in your soul? Then don't be shy. Enter this year's contest--and dance, dance, dance! @science.org

How can public engagement transform how we teach #Immunology? Join this parallel session organised by the BSI Teaching Affinity Group at BSI Congress to explore how collaboration and lived experience enrich education & research. Register for #BSI25: https://bit.ly/3IkxWq8

#ESWI2025 I #ScienceCommunication #Trust #RiskCommunication #PublicHealth Frédéric Bouder @unistavanger.bsky.social 🇳🇴 ✅ Effective communication of benefits and risks is a key factor in building #Trust 🧭 The three pillars of #Trust: Fairness, Competence, Efficiency

📜 At #ESWI2025 Maria Zambon traces the history of how we understand pandemics — from religious interpretations to the rise of rational, evidence-based therapeutics A fascinating look at how science reshaped our view of disease and response🧠 #PublicHealth #Pandemic #History

ESCAIDE 2025 is just around the corner! We are looking forward to seeing you in Warsaw or online on 19-21 November. You can still register to join us virtually: lnkd.in/dHvsXxqr Get a preview of our programme featuring key topics in public health and epidemiology: lnkd.in/d6ZM-ZYT

Vaccination against herpes zoster, or shingles, is linked to lower risks of heart disease, dementia and death in people age 50 and older, according to new research presented at #IDWeek2025. https://bit.ly/471biNp

✈️ Next stop: #ESWI2025 in Valencia! We’re excited to join global experts in infectious disease control, antimicrobial stewardship, and vaccine innovation. Looking forward to sharing insights, forging collaborations, and advancing prevention together. #VIVI #InfectionPrevention

⏰#ERSCongress ALERT 📰 Dupilumab versus omalizumab in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and coexisting asthma (EVEREST): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, head-to-head phase 4 trial 🔓 Online now and free to access for all: tinyurl.com/4nhbtj89

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds. Children you say? #longCOVID www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

Spaces are filling fast! Register for our bioinformatics training starting Monday 20 October 👉 bit.ly/4emxfIt

Thank you for joining @promedmail.org’s 31st anniversary! Your support helps us strengthen systems, better serve our users, and continue sharing trusted outbreak alerts worldwide. Here’s to many more years protecting global health ✨ #ISID ow.ly/En2C50WGWqm

Microbial communities of grapevines vary between wine regions, grape variety, climate, geography and vineyard practices. 🍇 This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how the well-adapted yeast species Hanseniaspora shapes grape fermentation and thus the final wine product. #FascinatingMicrobes

🌍 At @ESCMID #VaccinesConference in Lisbon, #Pandemic #Preparedness is in focus (Day 3 & Day 5). From surveillance to vaccines, global cooperation is key to staying ahead of future threats. Prevention today means resilience tomorrow. #UnitedInProtection 👉 bit.ly/ViVI-Prep2025

Did you know the next pandemic is likely to emerge from one of 25 or so viral families? Learning as much as possible about them now & building a library of knowledge is helping scientists get ahead of this threat. Discover the families in CEPI's The Viral Most Wanted ➡️ cepi.net/viral-most-w...

📰The Lancet Respiratory Medicine’s September issue is out now Read content on obstructive sleep apnoea, #tuberculosis, cardiogenic shock, #pneumonia, and much more Check out the full issue here: bit.ly/3P2PVls

New Research: Sotrovimab versus usual care in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"On the one hand, we have a hypothesis underpinned by evidence, although imperfect, and on the other hand we have a hypothesis without evidence, although it might exist." Our latest editorial in advance of our August issue www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #SARS-CoV-2

Response to Letter to the Editor, Re: The Effect of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir on Short- and Long-term Adverse Outcomes From COVID-19 Among Patients With Kidney Disease: A Propensity Score-Matched Study ✅ Just Accepted #IDSky

For 31 years, @promedmail.org has led the way in reporting major and minor disease outbreaks, like being the first to alert the world to #COVID19. Our experts work around the clock to detect and share outbreak intelligence worldwide. #ISID Make a gift today: ow.ly/X70M50WGWn4

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Dr. John V Williams and his team characterized the role of CD4+ helper T Cells in response to human metapneumovirus (HMPV), identifying a dominant CD4+ T cell epitope and constructing the first MHC-II tetramer for HMPV. Learn more in this #TopRead article: ow.ly/Hern50WJAB3

Do you love virology but wish you had more colleagues who wanted to discuss the latest papers? FEAR NOT! JVI has you covered with their JVI Seminar Series, where you can hear about a JVI paper directly from the authors. The next seminar is on September 16 at 10am EST: asm.org/webinars/jou...

Stopping Spillover at the Source: #OneHealth Meets #Pandemic #Prevention 🛎️ A new roadmap in Emerging Infectious Diseases outlines how investigating and intercepting virus spillovers early—using integrated, cross‑sector efforts (One Health approach)—can help prevent future pandemics. #ActNow

🧪 Just 1 week left to apply! ISAC Project Grants 2025 offer up to £15,000 for research in #AMR & #infectiousdiseases 🌍 Projects must involve 2 countries (1 LMIC) 📅 Deadline: 1 Sept 📧 [email protected] 🔗 isac.world #GlobalHealth #ISACGrants @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social

Today, ESCMID opens the call for late-breaking abstracts for the 6th Conference on #Vaccines in Lisbon. Submit your abstracts and be part of this high-level conference, all about the latest innovations in vaccines. Deadline is 29 Aug⏳ Info: ow.ly/TU6L50WBV0m#Vaccines #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

Did you know #AI is already helping the world get ahead of the next pandemic threat? This isn’t about the future, it’s happening now. Discover how CEPI-backed scientists are applying AI to help design better outbreak vaccines faster than ever ⬇️ bit.ly/4kU9s4x

Grand Rounds returns Tuesday, August 19 at 1pm ET. Visit our calendar to register for Navigating Training as an IMG Fellow: Practical Tips, Support, and Success.

Soon to come in Hall 16, don’t miss the session "Developing guidelines with AI tools: Are they ready for prime time?". Discover how #ArtificialIntelligence could transform the way we create patient-centered guidelines. Be there! #ESCMIDGlobal 2025.

#AI is here + will become key in #antimicrobialstewardship #AMS Flagged by Prof Thursky @ncas.bsky.social at #ESCMID2025 #ESCMIDGlobal - this paper is a great blueprint for implementing AI in AMS programmes Link: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Listening to @marionkoopmans.bsky.social giving the ESCMID excellence award lecture “Towards pandemic prevention, moonshot or utopia?” at #ESCMIDGlobal @escmid.bsky.social

The session covered not just tips for the submission/revision stages & humanizing peer reviewers but also how to communicate your work! All are on stage taking Qs! @angelahuttner.bsky.social @hoferu.bsky.social @drneilstone.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social #ESCMIDGlobal #IDSky #clinmicro

1/2 In den letzten 3 Monaten gab es nur 2 Nachweise von Schluckimpfstoff-abgeleiteten #Polioviren im #Abwasser: in Düsseldorf und Hamburg. Erste Funde berichtete das RKI im November – an mehreren Orten und über längere Zeiträume. Mehr im #EpidBull: 🔗 www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles...

Assessing the Coverage of PubMed, Embase, OpenAlex and Semantic Scholar for Automated Single Database Searches in Living Guideline Evidence Surveillance: A Case Study of the International PCOS Guidelines 2023 - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Have you checked out our @plos.org Writing Center? There are so many wonderful resources available in this collection of free, practical guides and hands-on resources for authors looking to improve their scientific publishing skillset. plos.org/resources/wr...

#ESCMIDGlobal: Outstanding presentation by Eeva Broberg @ecdc.europa.eu on latest developments in #RSV surveillance in the #EU. Newborns are affected by high disease severity whereas the elderly age groups carry the highest risk of mortality due to RSV. @isirvepi.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social

Join us at #ESCMIDGlobal next week! #ESGREV open meeting 13 April, 9:30-10:30 #ESGREV / #ISIRV RSV Infections: diagnosis, surveillance and treatment 12 April, 8:30-10:30 #ESGREV / #ICHS Addressing infection challenges in immunocompromised patients 11 April, 16:15-18:15 @escmid.bsky.social

Childhood vaccines to prevent illnesses that can cause serious harm or death. Not having to worry about these illnesses anymore is proof that vaccines work. Learn more: ow.ly/SLfi50Vpak2. #ImmunologyExplained #Vaccines #ImmuneSystem