EPI-Insight, Volume 13, 2012
Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2012
This issue contains:
- World Hand Hygiene Day - Impact of glove use on hand hygiene
- Study to look at hospital acquired infections and antimicrobial use takes place in May
- Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Ireland, 2004-2011
- World Malaria Day April 25th 2012 - reminder to intending travellers
- Avian influenza outbreak in Cork
- HPSC doctor is new IMO president
- Call for papers on molecular epidemiology of human pathogens and on epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Europe
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2012
This issue contains:
- Epidemiology of TB in Ireland
- Improved uptake of flu vaccine amongst older people
- Notifying infectious diseases
- Latest HSE audit shows rates of hand hygiene compliance are above target
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2012
This issue contains:
- Increase in Campylobacter notifications during 2011: preliminary analysis of data
- Provisional data shows increase in incidence of pertussis in Ireland
- Four Irish cases associated with international outbreak of Salmonella Newport
- Infection Prevention Society conference to be held in Dublin this May
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2012
This issue contains:
- Cork and Kerry study looks at antibiotic susceptibility in urine samples
- STI data for south east Ireland published along with treatment advice for GPs
- Are you ready for World Hand Hygiene Day 2012?
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2012
This issue contains:
- HPSC publishes 2010 annual report
- Fifteen years of Eurosurveillance: 1996-2011
- Clostridium difficile increasingly recognised as a problem in the community
- Amendment to list of notifiable diseases
- Feedback sought on guidelines for the emergency management of injuries
- In Memoriam: Dr Brian P. O’Herlihy
- ECDC seeks applicants for EPIET programme
- Latest HPSC reports
News
- Measles outbreak in West Cork - update
15 May 2012 - Sexual Health Awareness Week 28-31 May 2012
03 May 2012 - Eliminating measles – personal stories
26 April 2012
Publications
- HIV & AIDS in Ireland, 2011
17 May 2012 - Hepatitis C Notifications, Quarter 4 - 2011
17 May 2012 - Hepatitis B Notifications, Quarter 4 - 2011
17 May 2012 - Weekly Influenza Report, Week 19, 2012
17 May 2012
