VETE2063-1 : Veterinary vaccionology, immunopathology

Study Programmes 2016-2017

VETE2063-1

Veterinary vaccionology, immunopathology

Duration :

12h Th

Number of credits :

Master in veterinary medicine (60 ECTS)		1

Lecturer :

Laurent Gillet

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The course is divided into three parts: Reminders of Immunology, Passive Immunization and Vaccinology which constitutes the main part of the course.
This part will be tackled as follows. Firstly, history of vaccination will be exposed. Secondly, we will investigate the different objectives of vaccination. Then, the different families of vaccines will be described as well as their mode of action, the reasons of some failures, etc.. Finally, vaccination guidelines for the different species of domestic animals will be presented.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

The main objective of this course is to allow future veterinarians to understand the mode of action of the vaccines that they will use and to be able to have their own scientific opinion about them.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Immunology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

A paraclinic module on infectious diseases, immunology and vaccinology is organized (two weeks per student). During these weeks, the student will address vaccination protocols, diagnostic methods and the control of infectious diseases.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Lectures in auditorium