Information Leaflets for the General Public

The following are information leaflets for the general public available to print and download from the HPSC website.

Immunisation and vaccine leaflets are available from HSE-National Immunisation Office.
Needlestick and sharps injuries, sexual exposure and human bites where there is a risk of transmission of bloodborne viruses and other infectious diseases leaflets are available from www.emitoolkit.ie
Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) leaflets for the general public are available on the HSE website

Hepatitis B Vaccine - What you need to know

File Size: (258kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - Information for people with an intellectual disability, their families and carers

File Size: (318kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - You and Your Baby

File Size: (1.1MB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - Someone you know has hepatitis B

File Size: (182kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - What you need to know when you are diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B

File Size: (259kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B and You - What you need to know when you are newly diagnosed

File Size: (258kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

National Hepatitis C Database: Patient information leaflet

File Size: 2Mb

National Hepatitis C Database: Information for families of deceased persons

File Size: 1Mb

You have hepatitis C: What you need to know

File Size: (203kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

HIV & Drug Use: Alert for Drug Users

File Size: (643kB)
Publication Date: 7 July 2015

Bird Flu Information leaflet

Last reviewed: 9 December 2016

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for the Prevention of Avian Influenza leaflet (English)

Publication Date: 6 March 2017

Flu (influenza): Information for patients/residents and visitors of healthcare facilities (printer friendly)

File Size: (902kB)
Publication Date: Last reviewed: August 2018

Protecting yourself against Tick Bites and Lyme Disease (Leaflet)

Protect yourself against Tickborne Diseases

File Size: (443kB)
Publication Date: 15/05/2014

Malaria Protect your Family

File Size: 28kB
Publication Date: 12th October 2010

Measles Information Leaflet for the Traveller Community

File Size: (1MB)
Publication Date: August 2023

Measles Information Leaflet for the Roma Community (Czech)

File Size: (1MB)
Publication Date: November 2023

Measles Information Leaflet for the Roma Community (Romanian)

File Size: (1MB)
Publication Date: November 2023

Measles Information Leaflet for the Roma Community (Slovak)

File Size: (1MB)
Publication Date: November 2023

Multi-Drug Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae (MDR-KP) Patient Factsheet

File Size: (183kB)
Publication Date: 16 October 2014

Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy Information Leaflet

File Size: (44kB)
Publication Date: 25 January 2008

Measles Information Leaflet for the Roma Community (Bulgarian)

File Size: (1MB)
Publication Date: April 2024