Duration
16h Th, 3h Pcl Pr.
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Annick Linden, N..., Etienne Thiry
Substitute(s)
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases of equines (etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, zoonotic potential ).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Its main objective is to bring the future doctor in veterinary medicine in the understanding of infectious or parasitic disease based on the interactions between the pathogen, the infected organism and the environment. The focus is especially on the pathogenic mechanisms and zoonoses. The course should be an opportunity to train in an intellectual approach that will make the future doctor in veterinary medicine able to easily understand current and emerging infectiousand parasitic diseases, to place these diseases in the differential diagnosis of equine infectious and parasitic diseases or not infectious ones and better understand and use the new means of prevention and treatment. The course also pursues other more specific objectives regarding the acquired knowledge in the following areas:
- general notions on important infectious and parasitic diseases in the tropics, with emphasis on notifiable diseases;
- sampling to perform laboratory diagnostics;
- interpretation of results from laboratories;
- vaccine prophylaxis and justify vaccination protocol;
- Plans for monitoring and control;
- The environmental impact of anti-infective and anti-parasitic treatments.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The study of infectious and parasitic diseases requires prior knowledge of various matters: veterinary virology, bacteriology and parasitology, immunology, molecular genetics, cell biology, general pathology, pharmacology and vaccinology. Indeed the study of infectious and parasitic diseases is located at the intersection of various biological and medical disciplines.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Audience by teaching 16h of teaching in amphitheater; 3 hours of practical work on parasitic diseases
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Sixteen hours in amphitheater. The courses are widely illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation. Despite the high number of students, the interactions with the professor are wished during the lecture. Moreover, the professor is available to students for questions at the end of the lecture.
Recommended or required readings
- Virologie clinique des équidés (E. Thiry), collection virologie clinique, Editions du Point vétérinaire.
- Veterinary Parasitology, partim Equidés, Editors Taylor, Coop and Wall, Blackwell Publishing, 2007, pp 259-315.
- Infectious Diseases of the Horse, partim Bacterial Diseases, van der Kolk and Veldhuis Kroeze, Manson Publishing 2013, pp 9-122
- lecture notes on line : (click on the tab: supports de cours)
Assessment methods and criteria
The written final exam comes in the form of open questions and MC.
The practical exam will be organized separately based on time constraints. Distribution of the rating: 90 % for the written exam et 10% for the practical exam.
The final grade is assigned a global rating collegially by the co-holders of the teaching unit, after consultation. This note is not the result of an average of sub-grades and is indivisible. A grade <10/20 leads the student to have to represent all learning activities of the teaching unit during the second session.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof. Etienne Thiry (coordinator) E-mail: etienne.thiry@uliege.be Secrétariat 04/366.42.63 Assistante Louisa Ludwig-Begall E-mail : lludwig@ulg.ac.be Tél. : 04/366.42.51
Prof. Etienne Thiry (coordinator) E-mail: etienne.thiry@uliege.be Secrétariat 04/366.42.63 Assistante Louisa Ludwig-Begall E-mail : lludwig@ulg.ac.be Tél. : 04/366.42.51
Items online
Infectious and parasitic diseases of equines, included zoonotic diseases
Bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases of equines (etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, zoonotic potential ).