A descriptive analysis of Streptococcus suis-associated disease in Irish pigs from 2010 to 2024: serotypes, pathology, and antimicrobial resistance
John Moriarty, Emmanuel Kuffour Osei, Colm Brady, Sara Salgado, Sebastian Mignacca, Fiona Kane, Dayle Johnston, Laura Scanlon, Hannah Flynn, Marius Beumer, Rachel Reid, Philip Curran, Jennifer Mahony, Aine O’Doherty, Shane McGettrick, Cosme Sánchez-Miguel, Margaret Wilson, John G Kenny · 2026
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John Moriarty, with 17 colleagues, presents a 2026 national review of Streptococcus suis in Ireland's pigs across 2010 to 2024. This bacterium is a top cause of lung and body-wide illness in young pigs after weaning, with losses and welfare costs. No long-term national picture existed for Ireland before this work.
Lab submissions over 15 years were sorted by strain type, drug response, and partner infections. Types 9 and 2 or 1/2 led the list, and in recent years type 9 pulled ahead. The bacterium often arrived with pig viruses and other bacteria in sore lungs. Resistance ran high to two older drug families, yet first-line penicillin drugs still worked well. Wide variety between and within herds makes vaccine choice hard. The authors call for steady watching and gene studies.
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| CREATOR | John Moriarty, Emmanuel Kuffour Osei, Colm Brady, Sara Salgado, Sebastian Mignacca, Fiona Kane, Dayle Johnston, Laura Scanlon, Hannah Flynn, Marius Beumer, Rachel Reid, Philip Curran, Jennifer Mahony, Aine O’Doherty, Shane McGettrick, Cosme Sánchez-Miguel, Margaret Wilson, John G Kenny |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41794 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC0 |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |