Publications

Influenza Surveillance Publications

Epi Insight Articles

Influenza activity finally fell below baseline levels in late March - Epi Insight, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2018

Influenza-like illness in Ireland hovering at baseline levels - Epi-Insight, Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2016

Epidemiology of influenza in Ireland for the 2010/2011 influenza season - Epi-Insight, Volume 16, Issue 11, November 2015

Update on influenza: Activity slowly increasing in Ireland - Epi-Insight, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2015

Low flu activity and late season outbreaks in Ireland during 2011/2012 flu season - Epi-Insight, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2012

HPSC pandemic survey to aid future website communication during public health emergencies - Epi-Insight, Volume 11, Issue 9, September 2010

National Summary of Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccination in Ireland - Provisional data - Epi-Insight, Volume 11, Issue 9, September 2010

Enhanced surveillance of the initial cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Ireland, 28th April - 18th July 2009 - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 11, November 2009

New enhanced surveillance for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - admissions to Intensive Care Units of Irish hospitals - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 11, November 2009

Update on influenza surveillance in Ireland - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 10, October 2009

Influenza surveillance in Ireland - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2009

Influenza A(H1N1)v Update - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 8, August 2009

Influenza A(H1N1) Update - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2009

Influenza A(H1N1) Update - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 6, June 2009

Swine Influenza A(H1N1) - Epi-Insight, Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2009

Epidemiology of Influenza in Ireland, 2007/2008 Season - EPI-Insight, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2008

Oseltamivir resistance in influenza A (H1N1) viruses - EPI-Insight, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2008

Epidemiology of influenza in Ireland, 2006/2007 season - EPI-Insight, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2007

Increased influenza activity in Ireland - EPI-Insight, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2007

Epidemiology of Influenza in Ireland, 2005/2006 Season - EPI-Insight, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2006

Epidemiology of Influenza in Ireland - EPI-Insight, Volume 6, Issue 10, October 2005

Influenza Surveillance in Ireland - EPI-Insight, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2005

Increased Influenza Activity in Ireland - EPI-Insight, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2005

First Case of Influenza Identified - EPI-Insight, Volume 5, Issue 11, November 2004

Early Arrival of Influenza A in Secondary School Children in the Eastern Regional Health Authority - EPI-Insight, Volume 4, Issue 9, December 2003

Influenza A/Fujian-like Viruses in Ireland - EPI-Insight, Volume 4, Issue 8, November 2003

Influenza Season 2002-2003 - EPI-Insight, Volume 4, Issue 8, November 2003

Influenza Outbreak in a Dublin School - EPI-Insight, Volume 4, Issue 7, October 2003

Influenza A (H5N1) in Hong Kong - EPI-Insight, Volume 4, Issue 3, March 2003

First Two Cases of Influenza Virus Detected - EPI-Insight, Volume 4, Issue 2, February 2003

Influenza Activity and Surveillance - EPI-Insight, Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2002

Influenza Surveillance 2000/2001 Update - EPI-Insight, Volume 2, Issue 8, August 2001

Influenza Activity and Surveillance - EPI-Insight, Volume 2, Issue 4, April 2001

Last updated: 4 April 2018

Journal Articles

Influenza in hositalized children in Ireland in the pandemic and 2010/2011 season: risk factors for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission - Epidemiology and Infection, November 2013

Overrepresentation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus among severe influenza cases in the 2011/12 season in four European countries - Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 9, 01 March 2012

Epidemiology, clinical characteristics and resource implications of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in intensive care units in Ireland - Critical Care and Resuscitation, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010

Effectiveness of swine flu vaccine measured - Forum, October 2010

Surveillance of the first 205 confirmed hospitalised cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza in Ireland, 28 April – 3 October 2009 - Eurosurveillance, Volume 14, Issue 44, 05 November 2009

Fighting the flu - HSE Health Matters, Autumn 2009

Enhanced surveillance of initial cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Ireland, April - July 2009 - Eurosurveillance, Volume 14, Issue 38, 24 September 2009

Increased influenza activity in Ireland, January 2005 - Eurosurveillance, Volume 10, Issue 3, 20 January 2005

Last updated: 2 December 2013

Influenza Vaccination Publications

Journal Articles

Effectiveness of influenza vaccine against influenza A in Europe in seasons of different A(H1N1)pdm09 and the same A(H3N2) vaccine components (2016–17 and 2017–18) - Vaccine, Volume 3, 10 December 2019

Vaccine effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza in primary care patients in a season of co-circulation of influenza A(H1N1)PDM09, B and drifted A(H3N2), I-MOVE multicentre case-control study, Europe 2014/15 - Eurosurveillance, Volume 21, Issue 7, 18 February 2016

Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake in HSE-Funded Hospitals and Nursing Homes During the 2011/2012 Influenza Season - Irish Medical Journal, Volume 103, Number 3, March 2014

Low and decreasing vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3) in 2011/2012 among vaccination target groups in Europe: Results from the IMOVE multicentre case control study - Eurosurveillance, Volume 18, Issue 5, 31 January 2013 

Effectiveness of 2010/2011 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Ireland - Irish Medical Journal, 105(2) February 2012

I-MOVE Multi-Centre Case Control Study 2010-11: Overall and Stratified Estimates of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe - PLoS Medicine, 6(11) November 2011

Estimates of Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe, 2009–2010: Results of Influenza Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I-MOVE) Multicentre Case-Control Study - PLoS Medicine, 8(1) January 2011

Differences in national influenza vaccination policies across the European Union, Norway and Iceland 2008-2009 - Eurosurveillance, Volume 14, Issue 44, 04 November 2010

National Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Survey in Europe, 2008 - Eurosurveillance, Volume 13, Issue 43, 23 October 2008

Low coverage of seasonal influenza in the elderly in many European countries - Eurosurveillance, Volume 13, Issue 41, 09 October 2008

Risk groups and uptake of influenza and pneumoccocal vaccine in Ireland - Eurosurveillance, Volume 12, Issue 12, 01 December 2007

Last updated: 3 October 2019