Professor Yumei Wen, Director of Medical School of Fudan University, academician of China National Engineering Research Institute, was invited as the Chinese side chairman of the forum; Professor Tatsuo Miyamura, Director-General of National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan), was invited as the Japanese side chairman. After a short opening ceremony, the two professors made an important speech respectively, the 41 talks were presented and covered the following topics: hepatitis, tuberculosis, influenza, HIV/AIDS and pathogenic bacteria. An inspired discussion among speakers and audiences had been made during the symposium. The organizers’ excellent work was greatly appreciated by the attendees.

This forum has established an academic exchange platform for Chinese and Japanese scientists to share their achievements and progress on infectious disease prevention and control. We believe that the forum will significantly accelerate the scientific collaborations between China and Japan on infectious disease prevention and control.

（Mr. Xiaohui CHEN and Dr. Chunfu ZHENG）