EID Worshop Istanbul Mars 2026

DAY 1

West Nile Virus Disease in Europe: Emerging Trends and Clinical Challenges
Chair:  X Lescure and JM Chapplain

Epidemiology in Southern Europe: Current Landscape and Future Risks
Francesco Vairo (Italy)
 
State of the art in case management – lessons from the field in Italy
Emanuele Nicastri (Italy)
 
From First Cases to Persistent Transmission: The West Nile Virus Journey in Spain
José Miguel Cisneros (Esp)
 
        West Nile Fever in Türkiye
        Önder Ergonül (Tr)

 
Dengue Virus: Emerging Challenges and Clinical Insights
Chair: J Membrillo de Novales and D Malvy
Spain's Experience in Dengue Management: Clinical and Public Health Approaches
Marta Diaz Menendez (Sp)
 
State-of-the-Art Management: Current Strategies and Future Directions
Francesca Norman (Sp)
 
French Experience from the continent: management of indigenous cases in continental France
Michel Carles (Fr) - Online presentation
 
French Experience from the Overseas Territories: outbreak response from the field.
Vincent Ronin (Fr)
 
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology: Understanding the Dynamics of Dengue
Alfonso Rodriguez Morales (Vz) – Online presentation
 


DAY 2 

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever:
Epidemiology, Clinical Management, and Control Strategies

 


Session 1: Understanding the Disease
Chair: S Bessis (Fr) and M Mora (Sp)
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology: State of the Art
Onder Ergonul (Tr)/ Anne Rimoin (US)
 
Clinical Insights from Turkey: Lessons Learned from more than 20 years of experience
Nurcan Baykam (Tr)
 
Hyalomma Ticks and CCHF: Predicting Disease Expansion Through Vector Ecology – Spanish experiences
Francisco Ruiz-Fons (Sp)
– Turkish experiences
Gürkan Akyildiz (Tr)
 

Session 2: Three pillars of CCHF treatment.
Chair: J Membrillo de Novales (Sp) and N Baykam (Tr)
Antivirals. Current Evidence and Scientific Literature
 Önder Ergönül (TR)
 
Anti-inflammatories. consensus from Turkey
 Handan Alay (TR)
 
Optimizing Supportive Care: Lessons from Other Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
 Simon Bessis (Fr) / Denis Malvy (Fr)
 

Session 3: Infection Control and Diagnostic Challenges  
Chair: Şiran Keske (Tr) and JM Chapplain (Fr)
Turkey's Experience: Protective Measures and Infection Control
Esma Eryılmaz (Tr)
Spain's Experience: High level Isolation Units model 
Octavio Arce (Sp)


 
Session 4: Diagnosis and operational management
Chair: Şiran Keske (Tr) and JM Chapplain (Fr)
Turkish Organisation for Diagnostic Management
Mert Kuşkucu (Tr)
From Suspicion to Specific Care: Spain's National Pathway for CCHF Management
Javier Membrillo de Novales (Sp)
Diagnosing CCHF: Why a Challenge?
Delphine Pannetier (Fr)