Epi-Insight, Volume 16, 2015

Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2015

This issue contains:

• 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

This issue contains:

• 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

Last updated: 2 December 2015