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14I5O04 - Infectious animal diseases (including epidemiology)

Course specification
Course title Infectious animal diseases (including epidemiology)
Acronym 14I5O04
Study programme Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
    ESPB 10.5 Status obligatory
    Condition enrolled in the appropriate semester Oblik uslovljenosti
    The goal To acquire knowledge on basic principles of the infectology and epizootiology as well as specific characteristics concerning particular infectious diseases of animals. To get knowledge on infectious elements and crafts that are important for self reliance and safe work with infectious agents in the field as well as in laboratory.
    The outcome Student has to acquire knowledge of etiology, epizootiology, pathogenesis, symptoms, post mortem analysis, pathohistology, treatment and prophylaxis, as well as to take sample that is necessary for laboratory diagnosis, to be able to define objective suspicious case, especially those diseases that could pose important socio-economical threat to the country, as well as zoonoses. Student should understand procedure for reporting, differential diagnosis, therapy and treatment, prophylaxis as well as measures to be taken in case of infectious diseases outbreak.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures Theoretical: general epizootiology, basics in epizootiology, control for the infection diseases and epizootics, , methods for the protection of epizootics, contingency plan formation, bioterrorism, bacterial diseases caused by bacteria: (Clostridia spp, Salmonella, Brucella spp, Mycoplasma spp, antraks, glanders, melioidisis, boreliosis, ulcerative limphangitis, African swine fever, African maleus, pastereloza, dourine, leptospirosis, borreliozas, psitacosis, tularema, listeiozis, ! fever, erysipelas, horse infectious metritis. Poxviridae, picornaviridae, reoviridae, herpesviridae, bunyaviridame, retrovirade, paramyxovirus, rhabdoviruses, arteriviruses, coronaviruses, orthomyxoviridae, asfaviridae, caliciviridae, parvoviridae, prions.
    Contents of exercises sampling methods, transport of the samples, inoculation to the laboratory animals, serological methods, epizootical investigation and analysis, methods of diagnosis: anthrax, erysipelas, pasteurellosis, brucellosis, salmonellosis, leptospirosis, borreliosis, dourine, glanders, rabies, Morbus Aujeszky, pox virus infection, Newcastle, Foot-and-mouth disease, complement fixation, ELISA, analysis of diagnostic tests results.
    Literature
    1. Sonja Radojicic, Miroslav Valcic, Bosiljka Djuricic: Special infectious diseases of animals, Belgrade , 2011
    2. Valčić M: Specijalna epizootiologija, FVM, Beograd, 2004 (Original title)
    3. Panjević Đ: Opšta zaraze, Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd, 1986 (Original title)
    4. 4. Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, 6th Edition 2008. www.oie.int (Original title)
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    6 4
    Methods of teaching Theoretical and practical work in the field and in the laboratory
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures 10 Test paper
    Practical lessons 10 Oral examination 70
    Projects
    Colloquia 10
    Seminars