Campylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria infections all increased in Ireland in 2022, according to the latest figures.
Data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), which is part of the Health Service Executive (HSE), shows the
Continue Reading Major pathogens rise in Ireland in 2022
Health officials have been unable to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that affected almost 30 people in Ireland and England.
The outbreak, which saw 11 people hospitalized, has been declared over by authorities.
Continue Reading Irish Salmonella outbreak over; source not found
There was a decline in most causes of foodborne illness, plus 25 outbreaks were reported in 2019, according to data released by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The zoonoses report is published by
Continue Reading Ireland publishes 2019 illness and outbreak data
Irish public health officials have reported four recent outbreaks of Salmonella.
The four different salmonellosis clusters affected 15 people, according to a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Ireland.
Patients ranged
Continue Reading Ireland reports four Salmonella outbreaks so far this year
Reports of cryptosporidium, E. coli and Campylobacter have all increased in Ireland so far this year compared to 2020.
Public health officials said notifications of all three diseases are nationally spread with no clustering pointing
Continue Reading Ireland notes E. coli, crypto and Campylobacter rises
Public health officials in Ireland have issued a warning following a large increase in cryptosporidium infections in the past month.
The Health Service Executive-Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) said the rise in the parasitic infections
Continue Reading Spike in cryptosporidium parasitic infections prompts warning in Ireland
Two outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) with 17 infections are under investigation in Ireland.
A total of 21 patients have been identified during a three-month period in Dublin, with 17 linked to the outbreaks
Continue Reading Hepatitis A outbreaks investigated in Ireland
Irish public health officials have reported three Salmonella outbreaks that have affected at least 34 people.
Two of the three outbreaks were caused by Salmonella Enteritidis and one by Salmonella Mikawasima. Two of the incidents
Continue Reading Three Salmonella outbreaks revealed in Ireland
Officials in Ireland are investigating an outbreak of cryptosporidium linked to a salad that has affected more than 40 people.
The Health Service Executive’s (HSE) Department of Public Health East was notified of an outbreak
Continue Reading Irish authorities probe salad link in crypto outbreak
Experts have urged caution in interpreting a decline in foodborne illness figures in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the coronavirus outbreak as an actual drop in infections.
Public Health England (PHE) said it is
Continue Reading Experts cautious on decline in foodborne illness stats
