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Public Health and Infection Prevention and Control guidance on the prevention and management of cases and outbreaks of respiratory viral infections in Residential Care Facilities V2.1 05.12.24

05 Feb 2025

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Public Health and Infection Prevention and Control guidance on the prevention and management of cases and outbreaks of respiratory viral infections in Residential Care Facilities V2.1 05.12.24

General revision and editorial updates, including:

Removal of reference to antigen testing
Inclusion of duration of transmission based precautions for patients receiving antiviral therapy for the treatment of influenza.
Removal of vaccination status as a consideration for extension of transmission based precautions
Inclusion of link to guidance on the use of antiviral agents for the treatment and prophylaxis of Influenza
Inclusion to utilise community support teams (CST) for additional support as part of an outbreak management strategy[pdf-embedder url=”https://ceilecare-dev.effectordev.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IPC-and-PH-guidance-for-outbreaks-1.pdf” title=”IPC and PH guidance for outbreaks (1)”]