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| VETE0060-1 | Animal viral diseases
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| Duration : | 32h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Etienne Thiry |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Study of domestic animal viral diseases: etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical signs, prevention and diagnosis
Introduction, general pathogenesis of viral diseases.
Viral diseases of dogs and cats
Viral diseases of new companion animals
Viral diseases of ruminants
Viral diseases of equids
Viral diseases of swine
Viral diseases of poultry
Viral diseases of lagomorphs
Viral diseases of wildlife
Zoonotic viral diseases
Emerging viral diseases
Notifiable viral diseases
(the chapters on viral diseases of fish and laboratory rodents cannot be taught, but the lectures notes are available) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Its principal objective is to bring the future veterinarian to the understanding of viral diseases according to the interactions between the infecting virus and the infected organism. The focus is done on the pathogenic mechanisms. The course will give to the future veterinarian the opportunity to easily understand emergent viral infections and the new vaccine and therapeutic tools.
The course also pursues other more specific goals with regard to the following fields:
- main properties of the important viral families in relation with the pathogenesis of viral diseases;
- general principles of the pathogenesis of viral diseases;
- the pathogenesis of viral diseases of domestic species from temperate areas;
- general concepts on the important viral diseases in tropical area and wild fauna;
- sampling to perform for serological and virological diagnosis;
- interpretation of laboratory results;
- disease prevention using vaccines while knowing the justification for vaccination protocol. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The study of viral diseases requires prerequisite knowledge in various fields: general virology, immunology, molecular genetics, cellular biology and general pathology. Indeed the virology and the pathology of the diseases caused by the viruses are at the intersection of various biological and medical disciplines. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| no workshops |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Thirty-two hours of lectures on animal viral diseases in amphitheatre. The lectures are held during the first and the second quadrimester. The lectures are largely illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation. In spite of the high number of students, the interactions with the teacher are wished during the course. Moreover, the teacher is at the disposal of the students to answer the questions at the end of the lecture. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended readings:
Virologie clinique des ruminants (E. Thiry), collection virologie clinique, Editions du Point vétérinaire.
Virologie clinique du chien et du chat (E. Thiry), collection virologie clinique, Editions du Point vétérinaire.
Virologie clinique du porc (E. Thiry), collection virologie clinique, Editions du Point vétérinaire.
Virologie clinique des équidés (E. Thiry), collection virologie clinique, Editions du Point vétérinaire.
Reference books:
In the collection « Virus Infections of Vertebrates », Editor of the series: M.C. Horzinek, six volumes are currently available:
Virus infections of carnivores. (M.J. Appel, éditeur), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1987 ;
Virus infections of porcines. (M.B. Pensaert, éditeur), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1989;
Virus infections of ruminants. (Z. Dinter et B. Morein, éditeurs), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1990;
Virus infections of birds. (J.B. Mc Ferran et M.S. McNulty, éditeurs), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1993 ;
Virus infections of rodents and lagomorphs. (A.D.M.E. Osterhaus, éditeur), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1994;
Virus infections of equines. (M.J. Studdert, éditeur), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1996.
Fenner's Veterinary Virology, par F.A. N.J. MacLachlan et E.J. Dubovi, Academic Press-Elsevier, London, 2011.
Veterinary Vaccinology, edited by P.-P. Pastoret, J. Blancou, P. Vannier, C. Verschueren, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1997.
Equine Infectious Diseases, D.C. Sellon and M.T. Long, Saunders-Elsevier, Missouri, 2007.
Feline Medicine and Therapeuthics, E.A. Chandler, C.J. Gaskell and R.M. Gaskell, Blackwell publishing, Oxford, 2004. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The written examination at the end of the year is presented as open questions on animal viral diseases (matter tought in amphitheater). |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| no remarks |
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Contacts :
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| Professor: Etienne Thiry
e-mail: etienne.thiry@ulg.ac.be
secretariat Tel.: 04/366.42.63
Assistant:
Axel Mauroy
E-mail : amauroy@ulg.ac.be
Tel.: 04/366.42.51 |
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| Items online : |
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| examples of exam questions |
| exam questions of the previous years. |
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| lectures notes on animal viral diseases |
| the link directs to the Blackboard E-Campus site where the student will find the pdf files of the powerpoint presentations of the course by clicking on the link "notes de cours". |
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