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Based off reading the article the introduction is a nice short summary although I would maybe include what the shape of the organism. It was stated as cocci maybe for laymen I would use the term oval or spherical. I would also include that another term other than exudative epidermis it is also referred to as exudative dermatitis and marmite disease.

Microbiology section Can include that this organism is coagulase positive and that it creates a proliferative toxin when penetrates damages skin. You included this in the vaccine portion, but I would also explain this here as it is a virulence factor for the organism.

Prevention section I would put vaccination after management practices as with good management vaccination can be avoided in healthy herds. For vaccination maybe include where the vaccine is given. for example is it a neck injection? does the vaccine work with needless systems?

In this section it was only stated to do isolation when found in a herd. There are other options as because it is highly contagious especially in young suckling and weaned pigs. A common option in commercial systems is euthanasia, as at these stages mixing and moving animals causes stress and new hierarchy must be established which increases fighting and thus wounds. This would include minimizing moving and mixing to manage the disease aswell.

Inclusion of a section on diagnosis and clinical presentation would be helpful. This can include what are the main lesions found (face and ears), what the disease looks like (brown to black scabs),what it causes (dry gangrene necrosis especially in the extremities). Mortality and severity of disease should also be included as acute is common in suckling where in weaned pigs a chronic form of disease is most common. Morbidity and mortality can be high with morbidity from 10-90% and mortality in the range of 5-90%.

Overall I think there is a good base to work off of, but many sections can be expanded to give a further explanation as to the disease and its effects.