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Covid positive nursing home residents 'largely well' despite outbreak at 40% of homes

There are still “high numbers” of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes with 40% of centres affected, the Dáil has heard. As of today (Wednesday February 2), there were 225 nursing homes experiencing an outbreak of the disease, the Minister for Older ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:26

National News

Fears of outbreak as national measles cases this year rise to 13

Two outbreaks of measles have been reported in private homes, with seven people infected as a result of the virus being passed on, it has emerged. It comes as the number of confirmed cases in Ireland has risen to 13. In addition to the confirmed ...

10 Apr 2024 at 12:33

National News

ALERT: Warning issued in Ireland after spike in scabies cases with nasty symptoms

Doctors have issued a warning over a rise in scabies outbreaks across Ireland, with a shortage of some treatments contributing to a rise in cases. Scabies is a very common itchy skin condition caused by a tiny mite that gets under the skin and ...

09 Jan 2024 at 12:02

Community

Visiting restrictions remain in place at Limerick hospital after flu outbreak

STRICT visiting restrictions remain in place at University Hospital Limerick following an outbreak of the flu. On Tuesday afternoon, 10 patients were confirmed with seasonal influenza at the Dooradoyle facility. In response to this outbreak, ...

20 Dec 2016 at 18:52

Health

HSE confirms measles outbreak has worsened in Limerick

THE HSE has confirmed another increase in measles detections, as the outbreak worsens in Limerick this week. In a statement this Tuesday morning, the HSE said that there are now 15 cases of the measles in Limerick, with one case connected ...

20 Feb 2018 at 13:01

Breaking News

Cryptosporidium outbreak in Limerick suburb continues to be monitored

THE Department of Public Health continues to closely monitor an outbreak of an infectious type of gastroenteritis in a Limerick city suburb. The HSE has confirmed 13 cases of cryptosporidiosis, caused by the parasite cryptosporidium, in ...

12 Jan 2018 at 16:34

Health

Measles outbreak worsens in Limerick after SOS sent to 2,500 homes

ONE of Limerick’s most challenging measles outbreaks in recent years continues to worsen, 13 weeks after the first case was detected in the city. The outbreak, which was first announced by the HSE on January 16, has risen to 26 cases, ...

28 Mar 2018 at 15:53

Health

Half of measles cases hospitalised as outbreak worsens in Limerick

HALF of the measles cases in Limerick have had to be hospitalised, the HSE has said, as the virus outbreak continues to worsen in the region. The number of measles patients has risen by two, amounting to 25 cases since the outbreak ...

21 Mar 2018 at 13:44

Health

HSE contacts 2,500 families in bid to tackle measles outbreak in Limerick

MORE than 2,500 families in Limerick and the Mid-West had children who were not registered as having the MMR vaccine to prevent measles, the HSE said this Monday. This comes as Limerick city faces one of its most challenging ...

26 Mar 2018 at 15:43

Health

University Hospital Limerick's visitor restrictions remain in place months after flu outbreak

STRICT visitor restrictions remain in place at University Hospital Limerick, four months after the major flu outbreak in the region. A spokesperson for the UL Hospitals Group stated this Tuesday evening that restrictions ...

03 Apr 2018 at 18:10

Health

Limerick trolley crisis hits all-time high as hospitals battle 'worst flu on record'

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has matched its overcrowding record as 80 patients were being treated on trolleys in the emergency department and wards, this Monday morning. And according to a spokesperson for the UL ...

12 Mar 2018 at 14:38

Health

Measles cases rises to 23 as outbreak continues to worsen in Limerick

THE NUMBER of measles cases in Limerick has risen to 23, nearly two months after the virus outbreak was first announced. And it is understood that the HSE is providing free MMR vaccination clinics, with no ...

14 Mar 2018 at 14:18

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