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, hybrid 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.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
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
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.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
COVID19 PANDEMIA PERMITTING !
Adaptation of the organization of the MIP_AC exam as a consequence of the sanitary situation:
i) The theory will be assessed by a written exam in lecture rooms with open answer quesions (QROL: one per domain) and a Multiple Choice Qestionnaire (QCM).
ii) The practicals will be assessed at the same time with a complementary Multiple Choice Qestionnaire (QCM).
iii) The marking will be as follows : 90 % for the theory and 10% for the practicals.
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@uliege.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 ).