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Guidance


Title Date File Size Download
Background to recommendation 10 - Migrants
21 Aug, 2017 1,148.15 KB Download
Background to recommendation 11 - People who received medical or dental treatment abroad
21 Aug, 2017 378.27 KB Download
Background to recommendation 12 - People with tattoos or body piercings
21 Aug, 2017 1,316.03 KB Download
Background to recommendation 13 - Heterosexual partners
21 Aug, 2017 436.95 KB Download
Background to recommendation 14 - Men who have sex with men
21 Aug, 2017 1,260.70 KB Download
Background to recommendation 15 - People attending for a sexual health screen
21 Aug, 2017 1,066.90 KB Download
Background to recommendation 16 - People on renal dialysis or who had a kidney transplant
21 Aug, 2017 1,238.62 KB Download
Background to recommendations 17 & 18 - Recipients of substances of human origin
21 Aug, 2017 332.13 KB Download
Background to recommendation 19 - Donors of substances of human origin
21 Aug, 2017 1,118.36 KB Download
Background to recommendation 20 - General population or birth cohort
21 Aug, 2017 1,238.88 KB Download
Background to recommendation 21 - Healthcare workers
21 Aug, 2017 1,113.50 KB Download
Background to recommendations 22 & 23 - Test sequence and test frequency
21 Aug, 2017 1,996.50 KB Download
Background to recommendation 24 - What specimen type should be used
21 Aug, 2017 1,128.57 KB Download
Background to recommendation 25 - What is the role of RDTs and PoCTs
21 Aug, 2017 1,196.80 KB Download
Hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence data by country of birth
10 Aug, 2017 276.53 KB Download
Hepatitis C antibody prevalence data by country of birth
10 Aug, 2017 274.51 KB Download
National guideline on screening for hepatitis C infection - Budget impact analysis
9 Aug, 2017 531.09 KB Download
Hepatitis C Screening Guideline - Report on the consultation process and outcomes
9 Aug, 2017 891.27 KB Download
Hepatitis B and You - What you need to know when you are newly diagnosed
1 Jul, 2017 180.29 KB Download
Hepatitis B - What you need to know when you are diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B
1 Jul, 2017 258.64 KB Download
Hepatitis B - Someone you know has hepatitis B
1 Jul, 2017 181.02 KB Download
Hepatitis B - You and Your Baby
1 Jul, 2017 1,147.77 KB Download
Hepatitis B - Information for people with an intellectual disability, their families and carers
1 Jul, 2017 185.40 KB Download
Hepatitis B Vaccine - What you need to know
1 Jul, 2017 257.47 KB Download
You have hepatitis C: What you need to know
1 Jul, 2017 254.00 KB Download
MERS Risk Assessment for use in a hospital setting
18 May, 2017 469.08 KB Download
MERS Risk Assessment for Ambulance Services
18 May, 2017 468.28 KB Download
MERS Risk Assessment for use in a Primary Care setting
18 May, 2017 463.37 KB Download
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Ireland - PrEP estimates for populations at risk of sexual acquisition of HIV in Ireland
5 May, 2017 1,213.73 KB Download
Legionnaires’ Disease - Checklist for leisure centres
1 May, 2017 701.83 KB Download
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for the Prevention of Avian Influenza leaflet (Latvian)
6 Mar, 2017 341.03 KB Download
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for the Prevention of Avian Influenza leaflet (Portuguese)
6 Mar, 2017 350.84 KB Download
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for the Prevention of Avian Influenza leaflet (Lithuanian)
6 Mar, 2017 913.37 KB Download
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for the Prevention of Avian Influenza leaflet (Polish)
5 Mar, 2017 342.30 KB Download
Information for people who are identified as contacts of a confirmed case of avian (bird) influenza A (H7N9)
3 Mar, 2017 358.08 KB Download
National guidelines for the prevention and control of gonorrhoea and for minimising the impact of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
1 Jan, 2017 2,039.36 KB Download
Bird Flu - Public Health Advice for Poultry Flock Owners and Poultry Workers leaflet
9 Dec, 2016 148.13 KB Download
Bird Flu Information leaflet
9 Dec, 2016 212.94 KB Download
Guidelines for the early clinical and public health management of bacterial meningitis (including meningococcal disease) [Revised November 2016]
Correction. Page 75 - removal of statement stating ciprofloxacin restrictions for certain age groups - Ciprofloxacin can be used in all age groups, as stated in text.
1 Nov, 2016 2,249.19 KB Download
Guidelines for the early clinical and public health management of bacterial meningitis (including meningococcal disease) (Revised November 2016)
Correction. Page 75 - removal of statement stating ciprofloxacin restrictions for certain age groups - Ciprofloxacin can be used in all age groups, as stated in text.
1 Oct, 2016 2,249.19 KB Download
Legionnaires' Disease - Checklist for hostels providing accommodation for people who are homeless
17 Jul, 2016 83.88 KB Download
Legionnaires\' Disease - Checklist for hotels and other accommodation sites
ECDC - Leaflet for managers of tourist accommodation on how to reduce the risk of Legionnaires\' disease
6 Jul, 2016 98.39 KB Download
Legionnaires' Disease - Checklist for hotels and other accommodation sites
ECDC - Leaflet for managers of tourist accommodation on how to reduce the risk of Legionnaires' disease
6 Jul, 2016 98.39 KB Download
Ranking of the Likelihood of Re-emergence of Vectorborne Diseases in Ireland
1 Mar, 2016 422.27 KB Download
Protocol for the enhanced surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Ireland
20 Jan, 2016 312.28 KB Download
Referral pathway for Influenza A (unsubtyped) and Influenza B positive samples to the National Virus Reference Laboratory (WHO reference laboratory) for viral characterisation
6 Jan, 2016 450.96 KB Download
Rationale for referring samples for influenza surveillance
6 Jan, 2016 450.96 KB Download
Management of Infectious Disease in School
Please note: Go to the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland on the HSE website for the most up to date information on immunisation schedule in Ireland: https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/hcpinfo/guidelines/ . This guidance is also available in Irish.
4 Dec, 2015 2,413.17 KB Download
Management of Infectious Disease in Schools
Please note: Go to the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland on the HSE website for the most up to date information on immunisation schedule in Ireland: https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/hcpinfo/guidelines/ . This guidance is also available in Irish.
4 Dec, 2015 2,413.17 KB Download
National Hepatitis C Database – 2015 Report
1 Jul, 2015 2,140.77 KB Download