Paratexts
Dedication
This publication was dedicated to Ochiogu, my father’s uncle. Ochiogu supported my father both personally and academically while my father was living in Nigeria since my father’s father passed away at a very young age. Because of Ochiogu’s important role in my father’s life, Ochiogu is the namesake of the serotype he isolated, and will continue to be an important name in my family’s history.
Outline of Contents
Materials and Methods
- Investigation of outbreak
- History of outbreak
- Collection of specimens
- Cultivation Identification and Isolation procedure
- Antibiotic/Drug Sensitivity Test
- Haematological analysis
- Histopathology
- Treatment and Control
Results
- Isolation from bedding, material, feed, water, and animal attendants
- Tests
- Biochemical reactions
- Serological reactions
- Mortality pattern
- Haematology
- Pathology
- Antibiotic sensitivity
- Antibiotic/drug
- Treatment and control
Discussion
Acknowledgements
References
Annotations
“The Salmonella infection reported here occurred in the laboratory guinea pigs used for sterile tsetse fly feeding at the Biological Control of Tsetse Project” (Onyekaba, 213)
This passage is important because it gives context to where this outbreak occurred and the animals that were affected. This is important for a broader understanding of this text because it informs readers on where the strain was isolated and which animals were used to isolate the strain and its pathology.
“A few days before the outbreak the animal attendants reported seeing wild rats visiting the animal house for food and water through cracks and holes in the house” (Onyekaba, 213)
I found this passage to be interesting because it hypothesizes about the origins of the outbreak, and gives more context as to how the pathogen spread within the guinea pig colony. It also informs readers that food and water contamination by wild animals is a possible culprit of outbreaks such as the one investigated and studied in this paper.
“Salmonellosis still remains a major public health problem, with an increasing number of new serotypes being isolated” (Onyekaba, 215)
This sentence highlights the importance of this work, since Salmonellosis was a major issue in Nigeria during the time. By emphasizing how these sorts of outbreaks are a major public health issue, the author brings to light the importance of research like his that identifies Salmonella strains and proposes solutions to the problem of outbreaks.
“No further cases of clinical salmonellosis have occurred.” (Onyekaba, 215)
This sentence is important because it emphasizes how, once the precautions that were suggested in the discussion of the paper were employed, the animal facility was not faced with similar outbreaks. I find that this sentence was a good conclusion to the paper because it shows how effective sanitation protocols decrease the incidence of outbreaks. This brings a hopeful contrast to an earlier passage which mentioned the persistence of major salmonellosis outbreaks and an increasing number of serotypes being identified (215).