Volume 16 (2015)
Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2015
- World AIDS Day 2015
- Improving diagnosis of suspected measles using oral fluid swabs
- Emerging Zika virus infection and congenital skull and brain abnormalities following Zika virus infection
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 11, November 2015
- Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in older people improving, but remains below target
- Campaign to raise professional and public awareness of correct antibiotic use underway
- Immunisation uptake in Ireland among children at 12 and 24 months of age in 2014
- Infectious disease assessment for migrants – now available as an online toolkit
- Shigellosis among men who have sex with men in Ireland
- European HIV-Hepatitis Testing Week 2015
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2015
This issue contains:
- Update on MERS September 2015
- Louse-borne relapsing fever
- Don't forget your flu jab
- Influenza season starts with low influenza activity
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2015
This issue contains:
- Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake among health care workers 2014-2015
- Legionnaires’ disease in the spotlight
- New rabies guidance available
- New national guidelines for the prevention and control of infection from water systems in healthcare facilities published
- ECDC publishes updated risk assessment on MERS-CoV
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2015
This issue contains:
- HPV vaccine uptake in Ireland: 2013/2014
- Mumps outbreak in Ireland 2014-2015- a review
- IPD and the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Ireland, 2008-2014
- National Hepatitis C Database Report 2015 published
- Influenza activity remains at low levels
- Tdap vaccine uptake in Ireland: 2013/2014
- Latest HPSC Reports
Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2015
This issue contains:
- HIV in Ireland, 2014
- Increase in diagnoses of recently acquired HIV in people who inject drugs
- Unvaccinated Spanish child diagnosed with diphtheria
- Case definition changes to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection (invasive) from July 1st
- World Hepatitis Day, 28th July 2015: Trends in hepatitis B and C in Ireland
- Update on MERS-CoV July 2015
- Reminder: Consultation on management of outbreaks of sexually transmitted infections guidelines
- Safe Patient Care: Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention & Control for All: A Foundation Course 2015
- Latest HPSC Reports
Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2015
This issue contains:
- Register for humanitarian aid workers in EVD affected countries
- Feedback sought on guidelines for management of outbreaks of sexually transmitted infections
- EVD outbreak in West Africa: Liberia declared to be Ebola-free
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2015
This issue contains:
- Pertussis and burden of disease in infants - missed opportunities for immunisation
- Updated EVD PPE guidelines and training video launched
- Guidelines launched to build on improved rates of hand hygiene amongst healthcare workers
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2015
This issue contains:
- World Malaria Day - release of Irish malaria surveillance data 2014
- Update on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)-March 2015
- HPSC holds lyme disease awareness week
- 120,000 visits in less than 6 months to new HSE website to tackle antibiotic misuse and promote self care
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2015
This issue contains:
- MSM internet survey to take place this year
- World TB Day – 2015 - “Reach the 3 Million: Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone”
- Cluster of Botulism in Intravenous Drug Users: Norway and Scotland
- Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa
- 5 Nations Health Protection Conference, Edinburgh, May 2015
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2015
This issue contains:
- Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa
- LGV outbreak in Ireland
- Update on Influenza: Activity slowly increasing in Ireland
- The 2015 National PEP Conference
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2015
This issue contains:
- Family measles outbreak demonstrates effectiveness of MMR in preventing further spread in childcare facility
- ECDC publishes literature review on health communication campaign
- Risk management of blood glucose monitoring in designated centres - HIQA Safety Alert
- Catching measles in an appropriately vaccinated group: a well circumscribed outbreak
- Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa
- Latest HPSC reports
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