Veterinary virology

Duration

14h Th, 6h Pr, 2h Mon. WS

Number of credits

Lecturer

Etienne Thiry

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Chap 1. Introduction, virus and virology origins
Chap 2. Structural virology
Chap 3. Molécular virology
Chap 4. Viral diversity
Chap 5. Methodology in virology and virodiagnosis
Chap 6. Virus-host interactions: single stranded DNA viruses : Parvoviridae (canine parvovirosis); Circoviridae (post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome);
Chap 7. Virus-host interactions: double stranded DNA virus : Poxviridae (cowpox); Herpesviridae (IBR); Adenoviridae (infectious canine hepatitis); Papillomaviridae (bovine papillomavirus);
Chap 8. Virus-host interactions: reverse transcriptase viruses : Hepadnaviridae; Retroviridae (feline leucosis, feline immunodéficiency; equine infectious anemia);
Chap 9. Virus-host interactions: positive sense RNA viruses : Picornaviridae (fooe-and-mouth disease); Caliciviridae (feline calicivirus, norovirus); Nidovirales : Coronaviridae (feline infectious peritonitis); Arteriviridae (viral arteritis); Flaviviridae : Flavivirus (West Nile fever); pestivirus (mucosal disease);
Chap 10. Virus-host interactions: double stranded RNA viruses : Reoviridae : (bovine) rotavirus, orbivirus (bluetongue); Birnaviridae (Gumboro disease)
Chap 11. Virus-host interactions: negative sense RNA viruses : Mononegavirales : Paramyxoviridae (rinderpest, distemper), Rhabdoviridae (lyssavirus, rabies); Orthomyxoviridae : Influenza A H1N1, H5N1 (avian influenza);
Chap 12.  Transmissible spongiform ecnephalopathy agents (BSE, scrapie);
Chap 13. Pathogenesis of viral diseases
chap 14. Perspectives in animal Virology

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course consists in giving the veterinary students the biological background needed to the understanding of infectiology, particularly viral diseases, taught in master classes. The veterinarian is confronted daily with viral infections. Their great diversity is partly due to the great number of animal species encountered in a veterinary practice. The study of these viral diseases requires a good knowledge of viruses, their biology in the infected cells and diagnostic methods.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

immunology, biology, cytology, biochemistry.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Laboratory of virology: practicals on virological methods ; to bring a scientific calculator; practical exercices are carried out on floor 0 of building B43b.Participation to practicals is stricly conditioned by the previewing of videos on regular manipulations in a virology laboratory and succeeding a MC test related to these videos. Videos and related tests can be accessed at the following address: http://www.ecampus.ulg.ac.be/. You will find there the rules of the tests as well as information on the practicals.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

14 hours of course in amphitheatre. The interactive lectures are largely illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation. The teacher is at the disposal of the students to answer the questions at the end of the lecture. Workshop: 6 hours of laboratory practices prepared by two hours of supervised work.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Lectures are recorded (audio on PowerPoint) and available as podcats in the unicast system.
Practicals are organized as distance learning. All information is available on e-campus.

Recommended or required readings

Lecture notes on veterinary virology

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

The written examination comprises open questions requiring short and precise answers, within the boxes drawn on the sheet. The exam will be held at distance.
Questions of previous examinations are available at the site blackboard - E-Campus

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

As the presence at the TD-TP is obligatory, the unjustified absence of a student can involve his inadmissibility to the examination at the end of the year, according to article 7 of the regulation on the organisation of the examinations.

Contacts

Prof. Etienne Thiry E-mail: etienne.thiry@uliege.be Secretariat 04/366.42.63 Assistant Louisa Ludwig-Begall E-mail : lludwig@uliege.be Tél. : 04/366.42.51

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