Transmit: Health protection service bulletin. 2011: Issue 2

The second edition of Transmit for 2011 leads with an update from the blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections team. This includes information on the move to add hepatitis B to the Northern Ireland Hepatitis C Managed Clinical Network (MCN). There is an update on migrant health, as well as advice on hepatitis B antigens and what to do in the events of sharps injuries.

This edition also provides a graphical summary of hepatitis C reports in Northern Ireland during 2010, and the most recent statistics on food borne and gastrointestinal tract infections.

Among the news items is the latest advice following the Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan and a summary of the findings from the public inquiry into the outbreak of C. difficile in Northern Trust hospitals during 2007/08.