Information for health & care workers

On this page, find information for health & care workers on: 

• Mpox Guidance
• Assessment & Testing Pathways
• Management of Cases and Contacts
• Forms

For patient information resources please go here

Information about a free counselling service for people experiencing difficulties following an mpox diagnosis, via The MPOWER Programme at HIV Ireland, is available here

Mpox Guidance

Please note that selected mpox guidance documents are currently **UNDER REVIEW**. This is due to the evolving situation following the WHO declaration of Clade I Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on August 14th 2024.

Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for High Consequence Infectious Diseases are available here. 

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Mpox IPC Guidance

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Assessment and testing pathways

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Management of Cases and Contacts

Interim Guidance for the Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of mpox – Chapter 3 (Clade II Cases and their Contacts) has been subsumed into Chapter 2 Interim Guidance for the Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of mpox – (Clade I & II cases and their contacts). All relevant information related to Clade II can be found under the updated chapter 2. 

For information on the HSE Infectious Diseases Isolation Facility including contact details and referral form, go to HSE.ie.

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Forms

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