EPI-Insight, Volume 11, 2010
Volume 11, Issue 12, December 2010
This issue contains:
- Vectorborne diseases emerging in Europe
- Data shows decrease in uptake of meningitis vaccines
- World AIDS day - HPSC publishes latest figures
- Report on healthcare associated infection in long-term care facilities published
- International news in brief
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 11, November 2010
This issue contains:
- HPSC publishes report on imported malaria in Ireland
- Polio outbreak in European region - no time for complacency about immunisation
- Vaccination recommendations for Saudi Arabia - Hajj 2010
- New European hepatitis B and C reports published
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 10, October 2010
This issue contains:
- National Hepatitis C Database Report for 2010 published
- Safe injection practices outlined
- Update on a nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 outbreak associated with duck eggs
- Safe patient care course a great success
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 9, September 2010
This issue contains:
- Epidemiology of Verotoxigenic E.coli in Ireland, 2009
- National Summary of Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccination in Ireland- Provisional data
- HPSC pandemic survey to aid future website communication during public health emergencies
- Guidelines on transmission of blood-borne viruses in haemodialysis, CAPD and renal transplantation settings published
- Belfast Microbiologist, Ed Smyth to retire in September
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 8, August 2010
This issue contains:
- Probable measles transmission during transatlantic travel
- Burden of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease declines since introduction of vaccine
- International paediatric surveillance conference to be held in Dublin on October 7th
- Health Protection 2010 to be held in September
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 7, July 2010
This issue contains:
- Infants should not be given honey due to botulism risk
- Outpatient Antibiotic Use in Ireland, 2009
- New Surgical Infection Prevention Website
- Continued decrease in hospital antibiotic usage rates
- Opinions sought on guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Antimicrobial consumption point-prevalence study 2009 results from Irish hospitals
- Legionnaires’ disease and windscreen wiper fluid
- HPSC takes further step to make information freely and widely available
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2010
This issue contains:
- HPSC publishes new national Guidelines on the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Ireland
- First ever infection control course for non specialist healthcare workers
- Vaccine causes big drop in cases of invasive pneumococcal disease
- HPSC completes training days for participants in major European infections study
- Eleven measles deaths in Europe in first three months of 2010
Volume 11, Issue 5, May 2010
This issue contains:
- Nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 outbreak linked to duck eggs
- WHO World Hand Hygiene Day – 5th May 2010
- 1847 - Ignaz Semmelweis discovers that cleaning hands save lives
- The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
- Increase in alcohol hand rub use indicates rise in hand hygiene activity
- Opinions sought on draft guidelines to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- World Malaria Day - April 25th 2010 - HPSC publishes latest malaria figures
- Measles information leaflet for Traveller community published
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2010
This issue contains:
- Epidemiology of TB in Ireland, 2007
- Voluntary Antenatal HIV testing in Ireland: Results of the screening programme, 2002 to 2008
- HPSC publishes information leaflet on tick bites and Lyme Disease
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 3, March 2010
This issue contains:
- HPSC nurse wins place on prestigious international infection control programme
- Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in Ireland: May 2008 - Dec 2009
- Indigenous salmonellosis low in Ireland
- New guidelines will make a real difference in fight against hospital infections
- US experts to lead course in healthcare-associated infection
- Participants sought for European study into infections at long term care facilities
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 2, February 2010
This issue contains:
- More older people availing of seasonal influenza vaccine
- Anthrax identified in heroin users in Scotland
- Applicants sought for ECDC training programme
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2010
This issue contains:
- Nationwide salmonella cluster under investigation
- National measles outbreak continues to escalate
- Number of shigellosis cases in Ireland remain low
- Invasive bacterial infections during winter months
- Latest HPSC reports