Date: January 12, 2026
Norovirus, a very common cause of gastroenteritis, is currently circulating at high levels in the community. Norovirus (often called the winter vomiting bug), causes vomiting and diarrhoea and is highly infectious, easily spread by close contact between people...
Date: December 16, 2025
Norovirus, a very common cause of gastroenteritis, is currently circulating at high levels in the community and these levels are likely to continue over the festive season. Norovirus (often called the winter vomiting bug), causes vomiting and diarrhoea and is...
Date: December 11, 2025
Flu cases and hospitalisations will continue to increase over the coming weeks There is still time to get your flu vaccine at participating GPs and pharmacies HSE strongly encourages all healthcare workers to get their free flu vaccine To prevent passing the f...
Date: November 10, 2025
Influenza cases and hospitalisations continue to rise Flu cases will continue to increase over the coming weeks There is still time to get your flu vaccine at participating GPs and pharmacies HSE strongly encourages all healthcare workers to get their free flu...
Date: November 10, 2025
The HSE is reiterating advice from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) not to touch or handle any sick or dead wild birds, because of the risks of avian influenza. Avoiding sick or dead wild birds is especially important during the winter...
Date: October 30, 2025
Available at outbreaks.hpsc.ie Interactive access to the latest statistics for all notifiable infectious disease outbreaks in Ireland is available on a new data hub.The HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) new data hub, displays, for the first ti...
Date: October 6, 2025
The HSE is echoing advice from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) not to touch or handle any sick or dead wild birds, because of the risks of avian influenza. Avoiding sick or dead wild birds is especially important during the winter mon...
Date: September 25, 2025
On 5th September, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mpox international public health emergency (PHEIC) over for a second time. This decision was made because of sustained declines in cases and deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and o...
Date: September 18, 2025
On 5th September, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mpox international public health emergency (PHEIC) over for a second time. This decision was made because of sustained declines in cases and deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and o...
Date: September 11, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern in 2024. This was due to an upsurge in the number of mpox cases identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries.There are two dif...
Date: August 25, 2025
The HSE is building on last winter’s very successful RSV immunisation programme which was delivered to new born babies in maternity settings and higher risk babies in the community. The programme significantly reduced infections, serious illness and hospitalis...
Date: July 25, 2025
A National Outbreak Control Team is currently investigating an extensive outbreak of listeriosis. A voluntary precautionary food recall of ready-to-heat meals is underway due to a link with the outbreak. Nine confirmed cases of listeriosis have been identified...