Date: August 21, 2024
On 14th August 2024, WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There has been an unprecedented recent increase in the number of mpox cases identified in Africa. Cases of mpox in Ire...
Date: July 29, 2024
Published: July 29, 2024 World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on the 28th July with the aim of bringing the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change. The theme of World H...
Date: July 24, 2024
Published: July 24, 2024 COVID-19 transmission continues at moderate to high levels in Ireland. In week 29 (July 14 – 20, 2024): Recent technical issues have impacted on the number of COVID-19 cases and outbreaks reported during week 29, which includes delayed...
Date: July 22, 2024
Published: July 22, 2024 The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has published the Epidemiology of hepatitis C in Ireland trends up to Q1 2024, today 22nd July 2024. Hepatitis C is a curable viral infection that is mainly acquired by contact through b...
Date: July 12, 2024
Published: July 12, 2024 Many countries in southern and eastern Europe are suffering heatwave conditions, which are forecasted to continue over the coming week. Exposure to excessive temperatures can cause illness such as heat stress and heat stroke, so the fo...
Date: July 9, 2024
Published: July 9, 2024 The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has published the Epidemiology of hepatitis B in Ireland trends up to Q1 2024, today, 9th July 2024. Notification data indicate that antenatal screening for hepatitis B, with appropriate...
Date: July 3, 2024
Published: July 3, 2024 Norovirus, one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis, is currently on the increase in Ireland. This could lead to an increase in demand on healthcare facilities and staff. This period of higher levels of norovirus could continue...
Date: June 26, 2024
Published: June 26, 2024 Indicators continue to show moderate to high levels of COVID-19 transmission in Ireland. In week 25 (June 16-22, 2024): There were 1,042 confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified to the Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting system (CIDR...
Date: June 19, 2024
Published: June 19, 2024 Indicators of COVID-19 circulation are continuing to increase. This latest wave is a reminder that COVID-19 continues to circulate throughout the year and still causes a substantial burden on the population and our health services when...
Date: June 6, 2024
Published: June 6, 2024 On 5th June 2024, ECDC published a Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA) to raise awareness of an increase in cases of parvovirus B19, particularly for groups at increased risk for complications from infection. These groups are pregnant women, pe...
Date: June 4, 2024
Published: June 4, 2024 Indicators of COVID-19 circulation in Ireland are increasing. Several other European countries are reporting signals of increased COVID-19 activity also. The JN.1 COVID-19 variant is currently the predominant variant in Ireland and glob...
Date: May 17, 2024
Published: May 17, 2024 This year, the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage will take place between 14th June 2024 and 19th June, 2024 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Hajj is one of the world’s largest religious events, taking place annually. Mass gatherin...