User:Ryl3rs0n/Choose an Article

Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Rabies in animals:
 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead needs to lay out organization of paper
 * Missing topics: transmission, treatment, management
 * Information needs updated: important reservoirs in the US, human mortality worldwide
 * Sources should be more up to date and focused on rabies in animals - transition from ecology and husbandry
 * also need to be more focused on peer-reviewed literature, remove some website links


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Rabies vaccine:
 * Article Evaluation
 * c-class: substantial but still missing content
 * listed as a viral article in Biology and Health
 * the history section could be more thorough and work it's way to current vaccinations instead of just discussing Pasteur's efforts
 * Section for wildlife: could include the differences in baits and baiting strategy
 * updated information on prior success of oral rabies vaccination to wildlife: elimination of coyote variant in United states
 * additional information on the cost and economics of vaccination - is it worth it?


 * Sources::   :

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Prevalence of rabies:
 * Article Evaluation
 * C-class and Mid-importance
 * United States section update information
 * geographic range and spread of raccoon rabies
 * Southeastern vs Mid-atlantic outbreaks of raccoon rabies
 * updated image of cases of rabies (current image 2001)
 * reported cases by species (currently from 2015)
 * elimination of coyote rabies
 * add subsection for Northeastern United States


 * Sources:

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Ecoregion:
 * Article Evaluation
 * Class C and top priority
 * Clarification needed on distinct biome types
 * Additional section for uses of ecoregion classification (or add to importance)
 * Levels of ecoregion assignment and specificity of each
 * Define and explain various classification systems for ecoregions (neutral approach)
 * How specific animal Orders are distributed across different ecoregions (conservation)
 * Specific to United States: Links/references to specific Level III/IV ecoregion information by state


 * Sources:

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Wildlife disease:
 * Article Evaluation
 * stub class, part of low and high importance WikiProjects
 * add subsection to prevention for "do nothing"
 * Sections missing for effects population growth and environmental/climate change on wildlife disease
 * add in description of Epidemiological triangle that explains the processes behind wildlife disease
 * add subsection to prevention: collaboration (OneHealth)
 * Add section for wildlife disease maintenance and transmission
 * Add section for emerging infectious diseases
 * differentiate prevention, control and management of wildlife diseases


 * Sources: