The European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology – ECDC’s annual scientific conference – will take place as a hybrid event in Stockholm and online, 18-20 November 2026.

The standard call for abstracts is now open and the deadline for submissions is 18 May (23:59 CEST). Under our Funding Initiative, abstract presenters from the EU/EEA can be eligible to receive financial support to attend the conference in person.

ESCAIDE 2026 welcomes abstracts in all areas applied to infectious disease and public health. These areas include epidemiology, microbiology, virology, immunology, social sciences, science communication, the application of tools and methods to support infectious disease interventions and more.

We encourage submissions that inform public health actions, introduce new ideas, and bring new understandings to the field.

The conference will be free of charge for both in-person and online participants.