Newest case confirmed on Thursday evening, with another suspected case being investigated
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
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
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