Review of Microbial Journal Article
The primary aim of the article is to carry out an investigative study as a result of infections reported in Escherichia. According to the article, the majority of diseases reported in Escherichia were either asymptomatic or symptomatic. Therefore, the researchers involved in this study sought to examine the reasons for increased reports due to Shiga- Toxin in Oregon nations. In early August 2011, the researchers noted an increase of toxin-producing cases. The study concentrated on the hypothesis generating interview. In every case of the interview, there were three control subjects based on sex, neighborhood, and age-group. Notably, all the control subjects were identified using an online reverse directory method.
The study results revealed that out of the fifteen cases, six were hospitalized with four identified with the hemolytic uremic syndrome. The two cases of patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome died. The illnesses were significantly linked to the consumption of strawberry from the roadside and in farmer’s markets. Additionally, in the results, one farm was acknowledged as the main source of the contaminated strawberries. Out of the one hundred and eleven environmental samples, ten (9% )
from the farms turned to be positive for E.coli.
The article uses case interviews, environmental sampling, and case-control studies to get the results of the study. The local health department workers were interviewed using eighteen exposure questions. The questions involved include potential exposure, eating and shopping venues, and specific foods that were consumed(Laidler et al., .2013). In environmental sampling, the researchers collected fresh and frozen products from the farms and in consumer homes. Additionally, the researchers collected a convenient sample of plant fragments, soil, and deer fecal pellets from irrigation and ground farms. The case-control study concentrated on food exposures flagged in the hypothesis-generating interview. Every case was matched with three control subjects.
The results of the study recommend future studies on the topic of discussion. The outbreaks connected to commercial distributed foods are likely to continue. However, rapid identification can be used to facilitate public health actions to minimize mortality, morbidity, and economic damage. Therefore in future studies, researchers should focus on how mortality and morbidity can be reduced when significant health actions are put in place (Laidler et al., .2013). Additionally, the results indicate that food producers need to adopt practices and methods likely to reduce consumer risks. In future studies, researchers should investigate the effects of adopting advanced methods in reducing consumer risks.
The article is both interesting and educational. First, the researchers have clearly explained all the steps they took in the achievement of the results. Additionally, the article includes several animal and plant species figures, which makes the article look good. Second, the article has many educative information about animal and plant species( Laidler et al., .2013). For example, the study indicated that deer are mobile and usually share their environment with livestock, humans, and wildlife. Additionally, deer are commonly found in agricultural areas making risks mitigations methods difficult. Moreover, the study reveals that efforts to separate deer from agricultural lands are both costly and impractical. The primary reason why I choose the article is that it had significant information on microbial and uses microbe as the model organism. Notably, the article also comprised almost every question asked in this final paper on the journal article. Therefore it was easy to find answers and later explain them.
Reference
Laidler, M. R., Tourdjman, M., Buser, G. L., Hostetler, T., Repp, K. K., Leman, R., … & Keene, W. E. (2013). Escherichia coli O157: H7 infections associated with consumption of locally grown strawberries contaminated by deer. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 57(8), 1129-1134.