Date: March 7, 2024
Published: March 7, 2024 HPSC has published provisional gonorrhoea annual data for 2023 today, Thursday 7th March. There has been a significant increase in case numbers in 2022 and 2023 compared with trends before the COVID-19 pandemic. Key statistics In 2023,...
Date: March 6, 2024
Published: March 6, 2024 Updated Guidelines for the Emergency Management of Injuries (EMI) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) have been published by the Research and Guideline Development Unit. The guidelines were updated following an extensive review process...
Date: February 26, 2024
Published: February 26, 2024 There was an increase in the number of scabies outbreaks in Ireland in 2023, with 26 reported compared to nine in 2022. As of February 15th, 2024, an additional eight outbreaks have been notified in 2024. Outbreaks have occurred in...
Date: February 23, 2024
Published: February 23, 2024 The number of reported cases of influenza in Ireland has decreased in recent weeks. The highest numbers of influenza cases have been notified in children under the age of four and adults aged 65 years and older. Influenza surveilla...
Date: February 15, 2024
Published: February 15, 2024 People in at-risk groups for influenza including pregnant women (at all stages of pregnancy) are still urged to get vaccinated, as the number of reported cases of influenza in Ireland remains at moderate to high levels. The highest...
Date: February 8, 2024
Published: February 8, 2024 First confirmed measles case in Ireland in 2024 The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of the death of an adult with confirmed measles, which took place in a hospital in the Dublin and Midlands Health Region...
Date: February 2, 2024
Published: February 2, 2024 People in at-risk groups for influenza including pregnant women (at all stages of pregnancy) are still urged to get vaccinated, as the number of reported cases of influenza in Ireland remains at high levels. The latest HPSC data als...
Date: January 24, 2024
Published: January 24, 2024 Measles is on the list of infectious diseases requiring immediate preliminary notification by telephone to a Medical Officer of Health. This legislative requirement means that medical practitioners should urgently notify suspected c...
Date: January 12, 2024
Published: January 12, 2024 People in at-risk groups for influenza including pregnant women (at all stages of pregnancy) are still urged to get vaccinated, as the number of reported cases of influenza in Ireland has been at high levels in recent weeks. The lat...
Date: January 8, 2024
Published: January 8, 2024 An increase in the number of scabies outbreaks was seen in Ireland in 2023, with 27 reported compared to 9 in 2022. Outbreaks have occurred in a variety of settings. Most were reported in congregate settings, including 10 in nursing...
Date: January 5, 2024
Published: January 5, 2024 People in at-risk groups for influenza including pregnant women (at all stages of pregnancy) are still urged to get vaccinated, as the number of reported cases of influenza in Ireland has been at high levels for the past two weeks. T...
Date: January 1, 2024
Published: January 29, 2024 Significant increase in cases in Europe and particularly in the UK Check your children are up-to-date with MMR vaccine The HSE is urging parents to make sure children and young people are up to date with their MMR vaccine due to a r...