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Measles outbreak rises to 40 cases

The recent outbreak of measles is spreading across the country, with 40 cases now confirmed by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The outbreak, whic(...)

The level of flu activity is one of the highest reported since surveillance began in 2000.
Flu infection and hospitalisations at record levels

Flu activity in the Republic is currently at record levels, and more people have been hospitalised from the condition this season than ever before. T(...)

A white-tailed sea eagle. File photograph: iStock
First case of bird flu strain confirmed in Co Tipperary

A white-tailed sea eagle found dead in Co Tipperary was carrying the only case detected in Ireland so far of a highly infectious strain of bird flu, i(...)

There have been 270 influenza-related hospitalisations so far in the 2016/2017 season, leading to 15 admissions to critical care units. Photograph: Frank Miller
Flu death toll for winter running at seven, says HSE

Seven people have died from the flu so far this winter season, new figures confirm. The latest tally is included in a weekly monitoring report from t(...)

A handout from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing a thin-section transmission electron micrograph of a single virus particle of measles virus. Health officials have issued a warning about an outbreak of adult measles in Co Cork. Photograph: CDC via Getty Images.
Warning over adult measles ‘outbreak’ in Co Cork

Health officials have issued a warning about an outbreak of adult measles in Co Cork. The HSE is also attempting to trace people who may have come i(...)

Latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) show there have been 1,258 confirmed cases of hospitalisation caused by influenza during the 2015/2016 season, with swine flu accounting for the highest number of hospital cases. Photograph: Getty Images.
Number of swine flu deaths in winter season rises to 26

Six more people died from swine flu in the first week of March, bringing the 2015/2016 seasonal total to 26. Overall, 38 people have died from variou(...)

The HSE is carrying out a survey of gay and bisexual men in an attempt to reduce the high levels of HIV among men who have sex with men
Gay, bisexual men urged to take part in HSE survey on sexual health

The HSE is carrying out a survey of gay and bisexual men in an attempt to reduce the high levels of HIV among men who have sex with men.This group acc(...)

Medical experts have urged people to get vaccinated for MMR following the doubling of mumps cases in the last year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / THE IRISH TIMES
Number of mumps cases more than doubles in a year

The number of mumps cases this year has more than doubled over 2013, prompting medical experts to urge people to get vaccinated against the infection.(...)

The uptake of the MMR vaccine in children aged 24 months has increased to 93 per cent. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Vaccination for MMR shows ‘marked’ improvement
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  • April 22, 2014, 13:01

Some 93 per cent of children in Ireland have received the MMR vaccine by two years of age, a “marked” improvement on previous years, the HSE’s (...)