Submited on: 03 Aug 2014 08:23:17 PM GMT
Published on: 06 Aug 2014 04:04:50 AM GMT
 
Pathogen Traffickers
Posted by Prof. Joel Wesley Thompson on 30 Mar 2015 09:23:14 AM GMT Reviewed by WMC Editors

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    Tansmission vectors and the importance of identification and prevention


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    While not novel, the perspective is interesting


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    N/A


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    N/A


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    N/A


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Change the verbiage to more scientific and less opinion


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    I would like to see this peresented


  • Other Comments:

    N/A

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I am board certified in Internal Medicine and HIV Medicine

  • How to cite:  Thompson J .Pathogen Traffickers[Review of the article 'Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs ' by Osayande J].WebmedCentral 2014;6(3):WMCRW003201
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Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs
Posted by Dr. Palash Samanta on 23 Mar 2015 03:48:57 AM GMT Reviewed by WMC Editors

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The main claim of the paper is that the pathogens are transmitted by humans, animals, fomites and other environmental routes. The concept is importnat in terms of hospital infection control and and the containment of contagious diseases.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    The article delivers the concept of alternative approcahes other than conventional antimicromials, e.g mutant pathogens, which is interesting


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Not applicable as this is a review paper not a particular study


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    Not applicable


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Not applicable


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    not applicable


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Not applicable


  • Other Comments:

    NA

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    NA

  • How to cite:  Samanta P .Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs[Review of the article 'Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs ' by Osayande J].WebmedCentral 2014;6(3):WMCRW003197
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Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs
Posted by Anonymous Reviewer on 13 Oct 2014 02:24:45 AM GMT Reviewed by WMC Editors

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The paper tried to address the personal perspective of pathogen transmission way.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    In some extent


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    N/A


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    N/A


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    N/A


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Neutral


  • Other Comments:

    No

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Reviewer for EID, JID.

  • How to cite:  Anonymous.Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs[Review of the article 'Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs ' by Osayande J].WebmedCentral 2014;5(10):WMCRW003120
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Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs
Posted by Dr. Tarveen Jandoo on 22 Aug 2014 06:14:36 AM GMT Reviewed by WMC Editors

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    Role of humans in transmission of diseases


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    These claims can be presented in a better discussion to propose novel interventions for control of Ebola virus spread


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Please include references in the discussion


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    This needs to be written in context of epidemiological importance. the message has not been clearly presented


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    NA


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    NA


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    NA


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    NA


  • Other Comments:

    Please revise the draft to introduce 1 or 2 key questions and conclude by answering these questions.

    Please also revise the language to make it scientifically sound.

    Check for grammar

    Please introduce specific definitions for scientific terms like quarantine.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:

    None

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    NA

  • How to cite:  Jandoo T . Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs[Review of the article 'Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs ' by Osayande J].WebmedCentral 2014;5(8):WMCRW003097
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