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# Health Protection Surveillance Centre

Last year
2022
# rsv
Parent of child transferred to Sweden for emergency RSV treatment calls for stronger virus messaging
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says recent RSV figures are ‘substantially’ higher than other years.
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Updated
Nov 28th 2022, 5:08 PM
# Outbreak
Nine cases of monkeypox have been detected in Ireland
None of those who contracted the virus have needed to be hospitalised.
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Jun 10th 2022, 2:33 PM
# Hepatitis
HSE investigating small number of 'serious' hepatitis cases in children
It comes after British health officials identified 74 cases of hepatitis among children under the age of 10 across the UK.
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Apr 12th 2022, 9:04 PM
All time
# debunked
Debunked: No, you cannot catch Legionnaires' disease or pleurisy from wearing a face covering
There have been fewer cases of legionella infection in Ireland this year compared to last year.
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Aug 8th 2020, 12:05 AM
# outbreaks
50 clusters of Covid-19 identified in nursing homes, new health data shows
This number of clusters rose by ten in the space of one day, according to data from the HPSC.
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Apr 5th 2020, 12:39 PM
# AFP
Two cases of Irish children with polio-like disease reported this year
The HPSC has issued a warning to doctors over a global increase in incidents of the disease.
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Oct 23rd 2018, 3:26 PM
# Health Protection Surveillance Centre
HIV diagnoses rose again last year with 508 new cases
Two thirds of the cases were new diagnoses while the rest were people who were transferring their care from abroad.
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Oct 4th 2017, 12:33 PM
# are you vaccinated?
57 people have died this winter because of the flu
The HSE are urging those at risk to get vaccinated.
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Feb 9th 2017, 6:29 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you worried about Ebola spreading to Ireland?
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confidence in Ireland’s plans.
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Oct 13th 2014, 9:20 AM
# Disease
Cases of malaria in Ireland rise for the third year in a row
71 were recorded last year.
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Apr 7th 2014, 9:42 AM
# warning
It's that time of year again but have you got your flu jab?
The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has said the number of influenza-like illnesses has increased over the past week.
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Feb 14th 2014, 11:31 AM
# Leprosy
Second case of leprosy reported in Ireland
A male foreign national had a occurrence of the disease which he had contracted in a foreign country and has been treated in a north-east hospital.
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Aug 9th 2013, 10:35 AM
# Leprosy
Ireland records first known case of leprosy in decades
The HSE says the victim was a man from outside Ireland who did not contract it in this country.
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Jun 7th 2013, 3:21 PM
# Outbreak
Number of whooping cough cases doubles this year
The HSE says that the second successive year of doubling cases is “of concern” – and 80 per cent of hospitalised cases were babies aged between newborn and 5 months old.
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Dec 16th 2012, 7:45 AM
# world aids day
Cost of contraception causing some to risk unprotected sex
Ahead of World AIDS Day this Saturday, the Dublin AIDS Alliance is urging people to take greater care of their sexual health.
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Nov 28th 2012, 6:30 AM
# Health
Cases of whooping cough in children doubled last year
A new report has shows that 229 children suffered with whooping cough in 2011.
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Mar 10th 2012, 2:53 PM
# Health
Measles cases on the rise - report
While incidences of MRSA were the lowest ever recorded by the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the number of measles cases in Ireland rose by 149 per cent last year.
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Dec 20th 2011, 9:59 AM