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05/12/2025

Flu is circulating in the community and will continue to increase over the coming weeks.

Flu activity update: influenza activity continued to increase across all surveillance indicators in week 48 2025 and was at moderate levels. The highest incidence was in those aged under 15 and aged over 80 years.

Influenza cases increased by 118%, from 907 cases in week 47 to 1977 cases in week 48.

For more detail, read the full report – go to respiratory virus bulletins in link in bio.

Getting vaccinated remains the best protection against serious illness and hospitalisation.

27/11/2025

Flu is circulating in the community and will continue to increase over the coming weeks.

Flu activity update: influenza activity continued to increase across all surveillance indicators in week 47 2025 and was at low to moderate levels. The highest incidence was in those aged under one and aged one to four years.

Influenza cases increased by 42.6%, from 636 cases in week 46 to 907 cases in week 47.

For more detail, read the full report – go to respiratory virus bulletins in link in bio.

Getting vaccinated remains the best protection against serious illness and hospitalisation.

20/11/2025

Flu has started to circulate in the community and will continue to increase over the coming weeks.

Flu activity update: influenza activity continued to increase across most surveillance indicators in week 46 2025 and was at low levels. The highest incidence was in those aged over 80 years and aged one to four years.
Influenza cases increased by 39%, from 457 cases in week 45 to 637 cases in week 46.

For more detail, read the full report – go to respiratory virus bulletins in link in bio.

Getting vaccinated remains the best protection against serious illness and hospitalisation.

18/11/2025

Many antibiotics are no longer effective against some bacteria. By limiting our use of antibiotics, we can

Today is European Antibiotics Awareness Day.

Antibiotics are a valuable resource. It is important that we only use them when prescribed and as prescribed.

30/10/2025

New! Ireland’s first infectious disease outbreak DataHub

The HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has launched a powerful new tool to explore outbreak data across all notifiable disease over the past five years

📊interactive charts
🔍filter by disease group
📈 compare weekly stats
📁 access underlying data.

Whether outbreaks are local or national, simple or complex – this hub makes the data accessible, clear, and easy to explore.

🔗 Tap the link in bio to explore the hub

19/10/2025

Tour de Fright!

There are some spooky goings on around the village. 👻🎃

25/04/2025

April 25th is World Malaria Day, the theme this year is, “Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite”.

Malaria is preventable and curable. When travelling to countries affected by malaria take personal preventive actions to avoid infection:

Use mosquito repellent

Sleep under bed nets

Wear full-sleeved protective clothing

Take anti-malarial medications

If you have returned from a country affected by malaria and are experiencing malaria symptoms seek medical advice and inform your healthcare professional of your travel history.

09/09/2024

The September issue of Epi Insight includes an article on communicable disease surveillance in the context of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Read the full article at the link in our bio 🏋️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️

04/09/2024

The latest issue of Epi Insight features summaries of recently published articles in the areas of mpox, HIV and STIs.

These include studies on the first year of mpox clade II in Ireland, continued circulation of mpox clade II and understanding s*xual health service access for gay, bis*xual and other men who have s*x with men in Ireland during the COVID-19 crisis.

Read the full issue at the link in bio 🔗

12/06/2024

Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections is enabling us to identify seasonal variations in virus circulation and changes in disease patterns.

Read the article in the latest issue of Epi Insight see link bio

31/05/2024

The latest issue of Epi Insight features an article on the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme collaboration with the EU-WISH European Commission initiative.

This collaboration will enable Ireland to achieve its required targets under the proposed revision to the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

Read the full article at the link in our bio 💧🔗

24/05/2024

Lyme disease is spread through the bite of a tick. These are small brown bugs that can be found outdoors in Ireland.

Protect yourself by wearing long sleeves, using insect repellent, and checking for ticks after spending time outside.

For more information, visit the link in our bio 🔗🌳

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