European Respiratory Society Annual Congress

The Annual Meeting of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) provided a platform for communicating important improvements in the understanding and treatment of lung disease. The Congress featured speakers from among the world’s leading experts in the field.

ECDC at the ERS

Here is where you can find ECDC tuberculosis experts during the Conference:

Sunday, 8 September

• Poster Discussion: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations

14:45-16:45               Room 3.7             Session 155

Chairs: A. Sandgren (ECDC, Sweden), J-P. Zellweger (Switzerland)

Childhood tuberculosis outbreaks in EU/EEA: A systematic reviewG. Sotgiu, B. Bourdin Trunz, G. B. Migliori, L. D'Ambrosio, R. Centis, R. Godfrey, M. Tadolini, G. Besozzi, A. Sandgren (ECDC, Sweden), M. J. van der Werf (ECDC, Sweden)Monday, 9 September

• Thematic Poster Session : Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management I

HALL 1-39         Session 270        12:50-14:40

Chairs : A. Sandgren (ECDC, Sweden), C. Boehme (Switzerland), A. Skrahina (Belarus), K. Dheda (South Africa)   

Tuesday, 10 September

• Oral Presentation : Epidemiological and public health features of tuberculosis

Room 3.10         Session 362        10:45-12:45

Impact and management of TB childhood outbreaks in EU/EEAG. B. Migliori, R. Centis, L. D'Ambrosio, G. Sotgiu, B. Bourdin Trunz, R. Godfrey, M. Tadolini, G. Besozzi, A. Sandgren (ECDC, Sweden), M. J. van der Werf (ECDC, Sweden)

• Thematic Poster Session : Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management II

HALL 1-42         Session 411        12:50-14:40Chairs :  M. Van Der Werf (ECDC, Sweden), E. Ibraim (Romania), A. Sorete Arbore (Romania),A. Skrahina (Belarus)