Epi-Insight, Volume 17, 2016

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2016

This issue contains:

• National measles outbreak in Ireland declared over
• New gonorrhoea guidelines published
• World AIDS Day 2016
• ECDC Fellowship Programme for EPIET and EUPHEM paths – Call for applications
• European Antibiotic Awareness Campaign: November Webinar Series on Antibiotic Prescribing
• Influenza vaccination of health care workers - can uptake be improved? – ECDC free online course
• National Annual Antimicrobial Point Prevalence Survey 2016
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2016

This issue contains:

• Campaign to raise professional and public awareness of correct antibiotic use
• European Antibiotic Awareness Day receives the European Health Award 2016
• HIQA revises national standards for the prevention and control of Healthcare Associated Infections in acute healthcare services
• European HIV-Hepatitis Testing Week: Community Testing Sites in Dublin
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 10, October 2016

This issue contains:

• Measles: Recognise, prevent spread and notify
• Mud runs and infectious disease risks
• Secure data handling at HPSC
• Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in persons aged 65 years and older
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2016

This issue contains:

• Influenza vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in hospitals and long term care facilities
• Feasibility project underway to evaluate potential for electronic surveillance from HIV/STI clinics to CIDR
• Revised guidelines for Emergency Management of Injuries and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2016

This issue contains:

• National measles outbreak – April to July 2016
• New guidance published on management of outbreaks of sexually transmitted infections
• Zika virus infection update
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 7, July 2016

This issue contains:

• Men who have sex with men internet survey published
• Changes to syphilis case definition
• Safe Patient Care - infection prevention & control: a foundation course for residential care settings
• World Hepatitis Day, 28th July 2016: Trends in hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Ireland
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2016

This issue contains:

• Dr Darina O’Flanagan retires from HPSC
• Zika virus infection update
• Updated protocol for enhanced surveillance of bloodstream infections reported to EARS-Net in Ireland
• Hand hygiene compliance: Call for latest national acute hospital audit data
• Yellow Fever Outbreak - Africa
• Increase in reporting of pertussis in infants
• Stay well when swimming this summer
• Antimicrobial consumption in public acute hospitals, 2015
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2016

This issue contains:

• Rubella eliminated in Ireland
• National increase in HIV and STIs among men who have sex with men in Ireland
• Lyme disease
• Increase in invasive Group A Streptococci (iGAS) notifications in Ireland, Q1 2016
• Measles – think global, act local
• Fatal diphtheria case in unvaccinated 3-year-old child in Belgium 2016
• Lassa fever cases in Europe
• Reminder: Consultation document - Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Aspergillosis
• Feedback sought on gonorrhoea guidelines
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2016

This issue contains:

• Influenza-like illness in Ireland hovering at baseline levels
• Provisional data on sexually transmitted infections, 2015
• Feedback sought on guidelines for the prevention of Nosocomial Aspergillosis
• Provisional 2015 Annual TB Summary Report
• Zika virus infection update
• Close the gap for Immunisation - European Immunisation Week 2016
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2016

This issue contains:

• World TB day 2016: Unite to End TB
• Update on Zika virus disease
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2016

This issue contains:

• Influenza vaccine uptake among healthcare workers – provisional results of survey mid-influenza season
• Irish long-term care facilities invited to participate in HALT 2016
• Update on Zika virus disease
• Latest HPSC reports

Volume 17, Issue 1, January 2016

This issue contains:

• Slight increase in flu vaccine uptake in persons aged 65 years and older
• EPIET and EUPHEM: Call for applications
• Hepatitis E is now a notifiable disease
• Polio Prevention - progress in Ireland but international challenges remain
• HPSC publishes epidemiological report for 2014
• Latest HPSC reports

Last updated: 1 December 2016