Emerging infectious diseases are, more than ever, at the center of the world's attention. Join a diverse group of colleagues as they present new knowledge and breakthroughs about outbreaks of emerging threats. New approaches to vaccination and isolation, the uses of novel data sources, genomics, novel laboratory methods, rapid point-of-care diagnostics, risk communication, political and societal responses to outbreaks have all seen innovation and change that will be explored at IMED 2018.