Date: March 24, 2023
Published: March 24, 2023 Today (24th March) marks World TB Day and is a timely opportunity to raise awareness of TB. TB is a priority programme within the HSE Health Protection Strategy. TB is an important infectious disease which is still causing problems in...
Date: March 23, 2023
Published: March 23, 2023 The Seroepidemiology Unit (SEU) at HPSC has created an animation to raise awareness of the National Serosurveillance Programme (NSP). Watch here: https://youtu.be/YjUXVZdZOAc With this animation, the SEU aims to increase awareness of...
Date: March 21, 2023
Norovirus cases on the rise in Ireland Published: March 21, 2023 HSE-HPSC is asking people to be aware of the symptoms of norovirus and to learn how to help stop the spread of infection as cases of the virus are increasing in Ireland. Norovirus, also known as...
Date: March 14, 2023
Published: March 14, 2023 Over the last number of weeks, there has been an increase in the number of norovirus cases, and outbreaks, reported in Ireland. This is part of a larger picture internationally; both the UK and the US are reporting upsurges of norovir...
Date: March 3, 2023
Published: March 3, 2023 Based on recent influenza surveillance data, influenza viruses are circulating at low levels in the community in Ireland, with influenza B the dominant influenza virus type. Overall, influenza activity is decreasing. People in at-risk...
Date: March 3, 2023
Published: March 3, 2023 The meningococcal disease case definition has been amended to include reporting of meningococcal infection of the conjunctiva to Public Health. Although meningococcal infection of the conjunctiva, without clinical evidence of sepsis is...
Date: March 3, 2023
Published: March 31, 2023 The HSE is urging parents to make sure children are up to date with their MMR vaccines before travelling outside of Ireland during the Easter break. The MMR vaccine protects against measles outbreaks which are being reported around th...
Date: March 1, 2023
Published: March 29, 2023 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic HPSC and surveillance partners have operated several parallel surveillance systems to monitor COVID-19 activity. COVID-19 Community testing centres will close be closed from 30th March 2023. Testing wi...
Date: March 1, 2023
Published: March 3, 2023 The meningococcal disease case definition has been amended to include reporting of meningococcal infection of the conjunctiva to Public Health. Although meningococcal infection of the conjunctiva, without clinical evidence of sepsis is...
Date: February 27, 2023
Published: January 27, 2023 Based on recent influenza surveillance data, influenza continues to circulate in the community in Ireland. However influenza activity has decreased significantly in the past two weeks. People in at-risk groups are still urged to get...
Date: February 26, 2023
Published: February 26, 2023 For the latest information on confirmed cases of mpox in Ireland see Epidemiology of mpox in Ireland Report. For each case notified, Public Health follows up all those who had close contact with the case while they were infectious....
Date: February 23, 2023
Published: February 23, 2023 Based on recent influenza surveillance data, influenza remains circulating at low levels in the community in Ireland with influenza B the now dominant subtype. Overall, flu activity is stable. People in at-risk groups are still urg...