Shaping the future of West Nile virus research in Europe

The symposium is organized by researchers from the DZIF and the French National Agency for Research on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS MIE) and will take place at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ESCMID Global) in Munich.

The symposium will focus on defining the future research priorities for West Nile virus (WNV) in Europe, emphasizing the need for stronger European scientifi ccollaboration. Bringing together experts in virology, entomology, ecology, climate science, clinical reearch, and public health, the symposium will explore how coordinated research eff orts can advance our understanding of WNV dynamics and strengthen outbreak preparedness in Europe.

Language
English

Program

• Arboviruses in Europe: framing West Nile
  virus within an evolving epidemiological and
  preparedness landscape,
  Prof. Marion Koopmans, Erasmus Medical Centre
• Paris under threat: a One Health investigation of the 2025 West Nile virus emergence
  Dr. Laura Pezzi, National Reference Centre for Arboviruses
• Emergence and establishment of WNV in Germany, 
  Prof. Christian Drosten, DZIF I Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Clinical aspects and management of neuroinvasive West Nile virus infection
  Prof. Luisa Barzon, European Union Reference Laboratory
  for Public Health on Vector-borne Viral Pathogens

Scientific organization
Prof. Marylyn Addo, DZIF I University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Dr. Eric D’Ortenzio, ANRS Emerging infectious diseases
Prof. Anna Papa-Konidari, Aristotle University School of Medicine