Study Programmes 2015-2016
VETE0484-1  
Emerging diseases of wild animals
Duration :
8h Th, 4h Mon. WS
Number of credits :
Specialised master in specialised veterinary medicine1
Lecturer :
Annick Linden
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Some emerging and potentially emerging diseases in european wildlife will be presented according a classical scheme : aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, prophylaxis and zoonotic impact. Practical works in necropsy room will be organised.
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective is to train the students to integrate their knowledge and knowhow to early detect and control an emerging disease occuring in wildlife in Europe
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
The courses of Bloc 3 of Bac and Bloc 1 of Master organised in the Departement of infectious and parasitic diseases are prerequisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
see above "Course contents"
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The formation includes 8 hours of ex-cathedra lectures and 4 hours of practical course in the necropsy room
Recommended or required readings :
- Powerpoint files - reference site : http://www.oie.int/fr - courses of Bloc 3 of Bac and Bloc 1 of Master (Prerequisites)
Assessment methods and criteria :
Evaluation of a student's memory on a voluntary basis
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
A. Linden, a.linden@ulg.ac.be, 04 3664051