Respiratory infectious disease control in Europe

Session
Chairs: Nicolas Schönfeld (Berlin, Germany), Giovanni Sotgiu (Porto Torres, Italy)
Aims: This symposium will highlight and discuss new developments in the prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, influenza, and other chronic respiratory diseases, in Europe. There will be a special focus on migration and refugees from the Near- and Middle-East and Africa. The specific objectives are to inform the audience about the epidemiology of respiratory infectious diseases and to present and discuss new guidance regarding the prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases.

Tuberculosis in refugees from the Near- and Middle-East D. Mosca (Geneva, Switzerland)
Interventions and service models for the people most at risk of tuberculosis, including refugees Marieke van der Werf (Stockholm, Sweden)