Outbreaks of Infectious Disease in Ireland Q1 2019 Data Insights
Explore the provisional data on outbreaks of infectious diseases in Ireland during the first quarter of 2019. The data includes key points, number of outbreaks by location, infectious intestinal disease outbreaks, and non-infectious intestinal disease outbreaks. Gain insights into the number of outbreaks, affected population, and disease pathogens.
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Health Protection Surveillance Centre Surveillance of outbreaks of infectious disease in Ireland: Q1 2019 provisional data July, 2019
Outbreaks of infectious disease in Ireland, Q1 2019 Table 1.Number of outbreaks and rate per 100,000 population by HSE Area, Q1 2019 HSE Area E M MW NE NW SE S W Total Number of outbreaks 56 14 10 16 13 25 26 12 172 Rate per 100,000 population 3.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.0
Outbreaks of infectious disease in Ireland, Q1 2019 Table 2.Number of outbreaks and numbers ill by location, Q1 2019 Location Childcare facility Comm. Hosp/Long-stay unit Community outbreak Extended family Hospital Hotel Nursing home Private house Residential institution School Workplace Other Not Specified Total Number of outbreaks 9 24 5 4 42 1 37 29 7 3 3 7 1 172 Numbers ill 86 233 192 19 215 10 464 54 45 18 7 53 n/a 1396 6
Outbreaks of infectious disease in Ireland, Q1 2019 Table 3. Number of infectious intestinal disease (IID) outbreaks and numbers ill, Q1 2019 Outbreak disease/Pathogen Acute infectious gastroenteritis (unspecified) Campylobacter infection Clostridium difficile infection Cryptosporidiosis Giardiasis Noroviral infection Salmonellosis VTEC Total Number of outbreaks 18 1 4 4 1 18 4 16 66 Number ill 149 2 18 8 2 271 9 22 481 * VTEC denotesVerotoxigenic E.coli 7
Outbreaks of infectious disease in Ireland, Q1 2019 Table 4. Number of non infectious intestinal disease (IID) outbreaks and numbers ill, Q1 2019 Outbreak disease/Pathogen Acute respiratory infection CPE Hand foot and mouth Hepatitis A (acute) Influenza Measles MRSA Mumps Pertussis Respiratory syncytial virus infection Scabies Suspected hand foot and mouth Tuberculosis Varicella zoster VRE Total Number of outbreaks 13 5 1 2 60 3 1 9 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 106 Number ill 165 13* 6 5 438 15 6 211 8 29 19 5 2 2 2* 915 * refers to number of colonisations CPE denotes Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae VRE denotes Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci MRSA denotes Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 8
Outbreaks of infectious disease in Ireland, Q1 2019 Table 5. Number of outbreaks in healthcare settings, Q1 2019 Outbreak disease/Pathogen Acute infectious gastroenteritis (unspecified) Acute respiratory infection Clostridium difficile infection CPE Influenza MRSA Noroviral infection Respiratory syncytial virus infection Scabies VRE Total Comm. hosp/Long-stay unit 6 3 0 0 12 0 2 0 1 0 24 Hospital 3 0 3 5 24 1 4 0 1 1 42 Nursing home 4 5 1 0 13 0 11 3 0 0 37 Residential institution 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 Total 15 9 4 5 52 1 17 4 2 1 110 CPE denotes Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae VRE denotes Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci MRSA denotes Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 9
Further Information - Further information on outbreaks can be found at - https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/outbreaks/
