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Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: A practical guide to preventing and controlling infection

File Size: (1.9MB)
Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: Information sheet for the public, education and childcare services and community organisations

File Size: (371kB)
Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: Handwashing steps poster

File Size: (413kB)
Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: Stay healthy during farm visits [poster]

File Size: (315kB)
Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Recommendations to prevent VTEC on Open/Pet Farms

File Size: (57kB)
Publication Date: 26th March 2010

Visitors Guide to Open Farms (SE Regional Zoonosis Committee)

File Size: (305kB)
Publication Date: 25 Sept 2009
This Visitors Guide to Open Farms was prepared by the South Eastern Regional Zoonosis Committee and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

Recommendations on the Recreational Use of Farmland to reduce the Risk of VTEC

File Size: 73kB
Publication Date: 25 March 2010

Petting Farms

  • Bacillus cereus
  • Botulism
  • Campylobacter
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Cholera
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Cyclosporiasis
  • E. coli
  • Enteroviral Infections
  • Foodborne Illness
  • Gastroenteritis or IID
  • Giardiasis
  • HUS
  • Listeriosis
  • Norovirus
  • Paratyphoid
  • Rotavirus
  • Salmonellosis
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  • Staphylococcal food poisoning
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  • Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for the management of suspected/ confirmed High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCIDs) in Acute Healthcare settings 31 October 2025
  • Contact Precautions (adult) poster 31 October 2025
  • Contact Precautions (paed) poster 31 October 2025
  • Airborne Precautions (adult) poster 31 October 2025

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  • HSE HPSC launches Ireland’s first data hub for disease outbreaks 29 October 2025
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