EPI-Insight, Volume 14, 2013
Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2013
This issue contains:
- HSE launches action on antibiotics campaign
- Study determines flu vaccine uptake among staff in HSE funded hospitals and residential units
- World AIDS Day 2013
- flusurvey.ie launched
- Wild type polio virus 1 outbreak in Syrian Arab Republic
- Dublin to host European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases meeting in 2014
- University of Limerick: 2014 Infection Prevention and Control Course
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2013
This issue contains:
- Mater Private Hospital - the journey to hand hygiene excellence
- Guidance on infectious disease in schools published
- Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Pakistan
- Sexual Health Awareness November 2013
- 150 healthcare workers attend infection prevention control course in Dublin
- EuroVaccine conference and Eurosurveillance scientific seminar at ESCAIDE 2013
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2013
This issue contains:
- Enhanced surveillance of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Ireland 2012
- Control group use surveillance findings to target response to gonorrhoea increase
- Wild type polio virus transmission in Israel – is it a risk to Ireland?
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2013
This issue contains:
- Outbreak of hepatitis A virus under investigation in Ireland
- Meningococcal disease - travel advice for men who have sex with men
- European bat lyssavirus
- Strong uptake of HPV cervical cancer vaccine exceeds targets
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2013
This issue contains:
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - Update
- Guidelines on Blood-Borne Viruses in the Haemodialysis, CAPD and Renal Transplantation Setting 2013
- Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) reports – 2013
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2013
This issue contains:
- Hepatitis C in Ireland: 2004-2012
- HIV new diagnoses, 2012
- Update on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Human metapneumovirus outbreak in a long-term care facility for the elderly
- What is ICORN?
- Hand hygiene - meet the experts
- Presentations from viral haemorrhagic fevers conference now available
- World Hepatitis Day 28 July 2013
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2013
This issue contains:
- Update on Avian Influenza A(H7N9)
- Update on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
- Hepatitis A outbreaks in Europe
- Immunisation uptake in Ireland - quarter 4 2012
- Safe patient care course takes place in September
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2013
This issue contains:
- Major childhood immunisation campaign launched
- Irish malaria data released to mark World Malaria Day
- Hand hygiene - handrub or soap and water?
- Update on Avian Influenza A(H7N9) virus in China
- 5 Nations Health Protection Conference, Dublin, 14-15 May 2013
- Weekly HIV and STI reports now available
- Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers and other highly infectious diseases education day
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2013
This issue contains:
- Increase in notification of invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection
- HPSC seeks to raise awareness of Lyme Disease
- Antibiotic resistance in Ireland, 2012
- EMI Guidelines now available as on-line toolkit - www.emitoolkit.ie
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2013
This issue contains:
- World TB Day 2013
- Polio - is it still a threat?
- Novel coronavirus update
- WHO outlines vaccine components for northern hemisphere 2013-2014 flu season
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2013
This issue contains:
- HPSC outlines latest flu trends and staff flu vaccine uptake
- Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
- HPSC launches new web-based system to manage hand-hygiene compliance and antibiotic usage data
- Gonorrhoea - a major public health challenge in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare
- HPSC outlines latest norovirus trends
- Long-term care facilities invited to participate in 2013 HALT study
- Eurosurveillance online submission system launched
- National Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Conference takes place in April
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2013
This issue contains:
- HPSC publishes 2011 annual report
- Comprehensive national data on school immunisation programme published
- Updated meningitis information leaflet published
- New tools available to help clinicians make every injection safe
- NIAC updates guidance on pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination
- HPSC publishes information on disease risks from pets and other animals
- TCD offers postgraduate qualification in modern healthcare infection control
- ECDC seeks applicants for EPIET programme
- Latest HPSC reports
Last updated: 3 December 2013