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2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak

The lead to this topic was very straight forward and told good information without too much detail. It gave direct information for those who would only want to read a sentence but also had more in depth as the paragraph went on. The article talks only about the subject and in as much detail as it could. First, it breaks down where the salmonella outbreak was taking place and told the details of what specific state had the most people infected. The article was not missing any information but could have gone more in debt with the sickness that were taking place. Such as what is salmonella, what were the symptoms, and if there were for sure any fatalities from the outbreak in 2008. The word “may” was used when explaining the two death that did or did not take place. The article is very neutral not having biases, rather just giving information of where the outbreak started and how it spread to so many. They claims of were the outbreak started were very straightforward and did not suspect it to come from anywhere else. There are multiple tests taken to confirm these claims. The viewpoints of those infected by the salmonella outbreak may could have been useful during this article. Again, just to talk about the situation and the effects that were happening to them. Individuals that were contaminated could have given places and locations of where the illness was contracted and what they were consuming. Overall, it was easy to read while getting good information out of it. The references that were used were viable and trustworthy sources. The sections and pictures that were used during this article were very useful in terms of finding and understanding the information. The images also follow WIKIs rules and have helpful captions under the, relating the the paragraph next to them. Overall, this article was very informative and helpful. It had detail were it was needed but straight to the point.