Why Covid cases are rising this summer, and the latest dominant variants
Dr Muiris Houston: Given the latest summer surge, experts are doubtful that a winter seasonality is in the offing
Dr Muiris Houston: Given the latest summer surge, experts are doubtful that a winter seasonality is in the offing
More than 850 cases and 320 hospitalisations in one week, according to Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Temperatures soaring above 40 degrees in Europe puts holidaymakers at higher risk of short-term and long-term injury
More than 1,000 confirmed cases of disease as numbers in hospital with infections rises from 312 to 486
More than 170 people in Irish hospitals with virus but there were no deaths or admissions to intensive care last week
Data released amid rising cases of the infectious disease across Europe and elsewhere
Whooping cough is a highly infectious bacterial disease involving the lungs and airways
Government has terminated a special sick pay scheme for the tiny proportion of staff who have developed long Covid and can no longer work
One fatality as a result of measles since start of year following outbreak across Europe
HPSC calls for concerted efforts to reverse trends as figures show young adults and gay men are worst affected groups
One outbreak of the disease is being reported by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre
More than 36,000 cases of the disease were recorded across Europe in 2022, says WHO and ECDC
Newest case confirmed on Thursday evening, with another suspected case being investigated
Latest figures come after man died from highly contagious disease earlier this month
NI health authorities warn of inevitable rise in case due to ‘alarming rise’ of outbreaks in Europe and UK
New figures from HPSC follow death of man (48) from viral illness last week
The disease is on the rise and the probability of an outbreak in Ireland is high due to lower uptake of MMR vaccine
There have been 48 flu deaths this winter, including two last week, according to the HPSC
Vaccination rate against measles stands at about 87 per cent, short of 95 per cent threshold advised by World Health Organisation to provide herd immunity
Staff and visitors may be required to wear masks due to high rates of flu and Covid-19 circulating
Nursing home in southeast the latest to suffer outbreak as public health threat rises
Call to extend immunisation programme for babies based on trial outcome in UK, France and Germany
The number of norovirus cases tripled last week and outbreaks are increasing, says HPSC
First Irish outbreak of mycoplasma pneumoniae in a number of years occurred in October, Health Protection Surveillance Centre warns
Almost 300 people were hospitalised with RSV virus last week, most of them children
This year, the HPRA has seized 254 units of fake semaglutide, compared to 32 units in all of 2022
Past year saw cases running at 4.5 times normal rate as outbreak continued beyond traditional winter months
Sexually transmitted infections have been around for as long as mankind but experts say patterns of human behaviour are changing now that sex is instantly available through dating apps
Botulism is caused by a poisonous toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum
The highest number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases recorded last week was in the 75-84 age group
134 cases identified across 11 countries by ECDC, with majority reported between January and August
Most of the outbreaks were associated with hospitals and nursing homes, while cruise ships also affected
Number of deaths has doubled since March and cases are up almost five-fold this year
Almost 400 cases of norovirus have been recorded in Ireland in the first 10 weeks of this year, nearly four times last year’s figure
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