PubMed · 5192138
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BACKGROUND: Streptococcus suis is a major cause of respiratory and systemic diseases in post-weaned pigs, leading to significant production losses and animal welfare concerns. This study provides the first long-term national level analysis of Streptococcus suis-associated disease (SSAD) in the Republic of Ireland. We examined the pig diagnostic submissions, characterised serotype distribution, antimicrobial susceptibility, and co-infection patterns from 2010 to 2024. RESULTS: The findings confirm that serotypes 9 and 2 or 1/2 were most frequently associated with disease. We observed a significant shift in recent years where serotype 9 has surpassed serotype 2 or 1/2 in number of occurrences. S. suis was frequently co-detected with viral pathogens including porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), porcine circovirus type 2, and swine influenza virus (SIV), as well as bacterial pathogens such as Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia and Pasteurella multocida, typically from pneumonic lungs. While resistance to tetracycline and erythromycin was high (44.4% to 65.8%), isolates remained susceptible to first-line beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin (7.9% resistance), ampicillin (5.5% resistance) and amoxycillin/clavulanate (0% resistance). CONCLUSION: The observed heterogeneity between and within herds challenges successful implementation of vaccination and highlights the need for ongoing disease monitoring. These findings provide the first in-depth assessment of SSAD in Ireland's pig population which will offer valuable insights for future surveillance efforts, including genomic studies and supporting evidence-based strategies and vaccine selection for controlling S. suis in Irish pig sector.
The Republic of Ireland is characterised by few urban conurbations and a high rural population, including significant numbers of island dwellers. Information communication technologies (ICT), including telemedicine, present opportunities to address rural health-service delivery issues. As in other countries, the recent National Health Information Strategy is regarded as pivotal to the modernisation of the Irish health care system. There is, however, a dearth of research about telemedicine in Ireland. This paper reports, to the best of our knowledge, the first systematic review of telemedicine in the two regional health boards in the Republic of Ireland. Details of 11 telemedicine services, all initiated by local policy, will be presented. Results of an interview study with service providers about their experiences of the practices and processes involved in telemedicine service delivery are also provided. The focus of our analysis is two-fold. We assess the resonance of these Irish data with the international literature with particular reference to a recently developed model for the normalisation of telemedicine. For the first time, this model which was developed in the United Kingdom is applied to a fresh set of empirical data in a different health care context. We then discuss a number of health information policy issues for Ireland and elsewhere arising from our analysis.
The concept of the learning environment is increasingly recognized as an important feature within educational settings. Research on health-related educational environments has clearly demonstrated their impact on important outcomes such as student satisfaction and achievement, stress levels and ultimately on patient care. To date limited research has been carried out on the practice-based component of general practice training. This study was devised to measure the practice based training environment as experienced by GPs in training. A questionnaire was devised using a triangulated methodology and was administered to all practice-based general practice trainees in the Republic of Ireland. The results confirmed a high level of satisfaction with the educational environment in practice but several deficiencies were identified. These included the lack of availability of a stress support system, a lack of good clinical supervision at all times and a lack of understanding among practice staff regarding the role of the trainee in the practice. Having identified the deficiencies, the challenge to educators is to improve the educational environment for the benefit of the GPs in training and ultimately the communities they serve.