Date: December 13, 2023
Published: December 13, 2023 The HSE is urging people to help limit the spread of RSV to protect children and newborns. RSV is currently at very high levels in Ireland, especially in children aged four and under. The vast majority of cases are in young childre...
Date: December 8, 2023
Published: December 8, 2023 According to the latest risk assessment by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the risk of contracting mpox infection in the general population in the EU/EEA remains very low, despite the ongoing mpox outb...
Date: December 1, 2023
Published: December 1, 2023 Today is World AIDS Day. It’s a day where people around the globe unite to show support for those living with and affected by HIV and to remember those whose lives were lost. The global UNAIDS theme for 2023 is Let Communities Lead,...
Date: November 23, 2023
Published: November 23, 2023 The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has launched a new Respiratory Virus Notification Data Hub to provide the latest data for COVID-19, influenza and RSV cases in Ireland. The hub also includes data on hospitalised...
Date: November 21, 2023
Published: November 21, 2023 People with long term health conditions and Healthcare Workers should get both vaccines Make sure you and your family are protected this winter Book online or call HSELive on 1800 700 700 The HSE is urging every eligible person to...
Date: November 17, 2023
Published: November 17, 2023 European Antibiotic Awareness Day, celebrated on November 18th, underscores the importance of responsible antibiotic use to combat the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This year’s European Antibiotic Awareness D...
Date: November 13, 2023
Published: November 13, 2023 The HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is reminding schools to continue to raise awareness around hand hygiene and cough etiquette with the message ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’. Posters are NOW available to order fro...
Date: November 7, 2023
Published: November 7, 2023 HPSC has released the latest data on the epidemiology of HIV to the end of 20221,see slide set and accompanying data tables at http://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/hivandaids/hivdataandreports. Background The advances in antiretroviral therapy (A...
Date: November 2, 2023
Published: November 30, 2023 The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a single confirmed human case of variant influenza A(H1N2)v. This is the first detection of this flu strain in a human in the UK. Influenza A(H1N2)v is similar to flu viruses curre...
Date: October 13, 2023
Published: October 13, 2023 Increased levels of cryptosporidiosis, a potentially severe stomach bug, reported from areas of Spain, particularly Salou in Catalonia Hand hygiene and food and water precautions can help keep you safe With more Irish holidaymakers...
Date: October 13, 2023
Published: October 13, 2023 Experts highlight all-hazards health threats preparedness, health inequalities and international cooperation to improve Ireland’s health security. Ireland is implementing a health protection strategy to safeguard against infectious...
Date: October 9, 2023
Published: October 9, 2023 The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) conducted a COVID-19 vaccine impact study from December 2021 to March 2023. An adapted formula from an internationally recognised and peer-review methodology was used to estimate COVID...