Influenza Weekly Surveillance Bulletin, Northern Ireland, Week 40 (1 - 7 October 2012)

The Influenza Weekly Surveillance Bulletin is produced by the PHA and covers statistics for Northern Ireland. The bulletin is produced during the flu season.

Positive Blood Cultures: Laboratory Reports, NI

Tables showing  Gram Negative, Gram Positive and Anaerobic Bacteraemias  reported in Northern Ireland, from 2010 to 2016.

Escherichia coli (E.coli) Bacteraemia Surveillance

Charts showing E.coli and ESBL Bacteraemias in Northern Ireland, by quarter, from 2010 to 2016.

GENIE makes important diabetes discovery

An international group of researchers has discovered two genes that increase the risk of developing diabetes-associated kidney disease. Kidney disease is a common and serious complication of diabetes and it is associated with a greatly increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Globally, diabetic kidney disease is now the leading cause of kidney failure requiring dialysis or kidney transplant. Up to now scientists and clinicians were aware that some patients developed kidney disease but not why this happened.

Local pregnant woman protects herself and unborn baby from flu

Pregnant women are more likely to develop serious complications as a result of flu compared to women who are not pregnant, so the message from the Public Health Agency (PHA) is to protect yourself and your baby by getting the flu vaccine. First-time mum-to-be Grainne Cushley is 34 weeks pregnant, and explained that getting the flu vaccine was an easy decision to make.

PHA highlights stop smoking services in support of ‘Stoptober’

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging all local smokers to support ‘Stoptober’ – a Department of Health campaign running in England to encourage smokers to go smoke-free during the month of October. The campaign seeks to encourage as many smokers as possible to attempt to go smokefree for 28-days throughout October as they are five times more likely to stay smokefree if they successfully make it through the first four weeks of their quit attempt.

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) immunisation for pregnant women - Factsheet

This factsheet provides information and encourages uptake of the whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women. Cases of whooping cough are on the increase – by getting the vaccine while pregnant you can protect your baby.

This factsheet provides information and encourages uptake of the whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women. Cases of whooping cough are on the increase – by getting the vaccine while pregnant you can protect your baby.

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