EPI-Insight, Volume 15, 2014
Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2014
This issue contains:
- Feeling under the weather? New website gives practical, common sense advice on common illnesses
- World AIDS Day
- 88 delegates attend infection prevention and control course
- Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2014
This issue contains:
- Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa
- European HIV Testing Week 2014
- Carbapenem use in hospitals has doubled in the last five years
- Enhanced surveillance of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Ireland – 2013
- Postgraduate certificate in Health Protection commencing in UCC - January 2014
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2014
This issue contains:
- Listeriosis - an uncommon form of foodborne illness with outbreak potential
- Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in hospitals and long term care facilities, 2013-2014 season
- Increase in mumps seen in 2014
- Update of National Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection
- VTEC laboratory chapter published
- World Rabies Day
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2014
This issue contains:
- Persistence of Meningococcal C disease
- Update on Ebola outbreak in West Africa
- Reminder: Consultation document - Infectious disease assessment for migrants
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2014
This issue contains:
- Consultation document: Infectious disease assessment for migrants
- Update of the Guidelines on Blood-Borne Viruses in the Haemodialysis, CAPD and Renal Transplantation Setting
- HIV: Our Responsibilities
- HIV PEP update – EMI Guidelines
- Amendment to Guidelines on the Prevention and Control of TB in Ireland, 2010-July 2014
- Call for papers – HPSC invites submissions for publication in EPI-Insight
- Update on Ebola outbreak in West Africa
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2014
This issue contains:
- World Hepatitis Day: July 28th 2014
- Trends in hepatitis C notifications in Ireland, 2004-2013
- Update on MERS-CoV July 2014
- Polio news – public health emergency of international concern
- Infection prevention and control education
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2014
This issue contains:
- HPSC hold Lyme disease awareness week
- Irish AIDS Day takes place in June
- HSE ‘clean hands save lives’ campaign
- Update on MERS-CoV May 2014
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2014
This issue contains:
- Immunisation for life - are you up to date?
- Happy Birthday CIDR!
- Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
- Update on MERS-CoV: April 2014
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2014
This issue contains:
- Report on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Irish long-term care facilities published
- World Malaria Day April 2014 - Irish malaria surveillance data
- Get ready for WHO Hand Hygiene Day
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2014
This issue contains:
- World TB Day 2014
- Zika Virus Outbreak: French Polynesia
- Meningococcal disease in Ireland 2005-2013 – can determinants of increased risk be identified?
- TCD offers MSc in Healthcare Infection Management
- Update on Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2014
This issue contains:
- Feedback sought on preventing infection from water in healthcare facilities
- Hepatitis C conference takes place in Dublin in March
- Feedback sought on processing of VTEC isolates and clinical samples
- Feedback sought on emerging vectorborne diseases threat
- Amendment to Guidelines on the Prevention and Control of TB in Ireland, 2010
- First Appearance of Chikungunya in the Americas
- Feedback sought on infection prevention and control skills and knowledge document
- Latest HPSC reports
Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2014
This issue contains:
- Trends in new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ireland: 2003 to 2012
- Changes to the notification process for syphilis
- Infection Prevention and Control Course – University College Cork
- Update on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
- Update on Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus and Avian influenza A(H10N8) in China
- Latest HPSC reports
Last updated: 2 December 2014