Duration
40h Th, 6h Pcl Pr.
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
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
Microbial, viral and parasitic diseases of companion animals (aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, zoonotic impact if any)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The main goal of the course is to lead at the apprehension of any infectious or parasitic disease in relation with the complex interactions between the pathogen, the host and the environment. A special focus is given to the pathogenesis and the zoonoses.
The course will provide a logical framework which will allow the veterinarian -to be to understand the infectious and parasitic diseases (already present or emerging), to include these diseases in a differential diagnosis of infectious and non infectious diseases of companion animals and to use efficiently the different preventive and curative appproaches. The course aims also at more specific objectives
- The samples to be taken for laboratory investigations;
- The interpretation of results given by the laboratory;
- The different vaccinal prevention protocols and their justification;
- The prevention and control programs;
- The environemental impact of antibiotics and antiparasitic drugs.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Veterinary virology, bacteriology and parasitology; immunology; molecular biology; cell biology; pathology; pharmacology and vaccinology. Indeed the description of infectious and parasitic diseases is right at the intersection of all these disciplines.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
40h lectures ; 6h Practicals (parasitic diseases)
Practical work is delivered in hybrid mode, i.e. remotely and face-to-face on an optional basis.
On the one hand, all the teaching materials, namely the microscopy slides, jars, Power Point and video documents, and the illustrated CD-Rom of Veterinary Parasitology are available online on eCampus and can be consulted remotely, in self-learning. In addition, the professor and/or the assistants and/or the scientific collaborators are available to the students in certain time slots established in advance for remote assistance on eCampus.
On the other hand, each student has the possibility, but not the obligation, to attend a face-to-face practical work session during which he/she will be able to manipulate a limited number of slides unde the microscope and anatomical specimens (slides and specimens also available on eCampus).
The conditions for registering for in situ practical work sessions are communicated during the quadrimester. Non-registration does not in any way penalty for the student who chooses to do so. However, attention is drawn to the procedures for the practical work examination.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Forty hours of lessons, all or most of them in an amphitheater. The courses are largely illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation. Despite the high number of students, interactions with the teacher are desired during the course. In addition, the teacher is available to students to answer questions at the end of the course.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Virologie clinique du chien et du chat (E. Thiry), collection virologie clinique, Editions du Point vétérinaire.
Veterinary Parasitology. 4th Edition. M.A. Taylor, R.L. Coop, R.L. Wall, Eds. 2016, Oxford, Wiley Blackwell Publishing. ISBN: 978-0-470-67162-7.
Parasitology in Veterinary Medicine. P. Deplazes, J. Eckert, A. Mathis, G. von Samson-Himmelstjerna, H. Zahner. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2016. ISBN: 978-90-8686-274-0.
Textbook of Clinical Parasitology in dogs and cats. F. Beugnet, L. Halos and J. Guillot, Servet editorial - Grupo Asis Biomedia, S.L., Eds. 2018. ISBN: 978-2-9550805-2-8.
Canine Parasites and Parasitic Diseases. S. Saari, A. Näreaho, S. Nikander. Academic Press, Elsevier, 2019. ISBN: 978-0-12-814112-0.
Parasitoses & Vector Borne Diseases of Cats. F. Beugnet, L. Halos coordinators, Merial, Eds. 2015. ISBN: 978-2-9550805-0-4.
Parasitologie Clinique Vétérinaire, C.M. Hendrix, E. Robinson, Maloine, Eds, 2019, Paris. ISBN: 978-2-224-03506-8.
Essentials of Veterinary Parasitology. H.M. Elsheikha, N.A. Khan, Eds. 2011, Norfolk, Caister Academic Press. ISBN: 978-1-904455-80-6.
Prescott's Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. J.M. Willey, K.M. Sandman and D.H. Wood. McGraw-Hill education, 2020.
Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, Second Edition. P.J. Quinn, B.K. Markey, F.C. Leonard, E.S. Fitzpatrick, S. Fanning. Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology, Second Edition. B.K. Markey, A. Cullinane, F.C. Leonard, M. Archambault, D. Maguire. MOSBY Elsevier, 2013.
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals. Gyles C.L., Prescott J.F., Songer J.G., Thoen C.O. (Eds). Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, Ia, USA, 2010. ISBN 978-0-8138-1237-3
e-campus
https://www.ecampus.uliege.be/ultra/courses/_40749_1/outline
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
The written final exam comes in the form of open questions and MCQ.
The practical work exam is organized face-to-face, the precise modalities being communicated during the quadrimester.
It consists of
(1) the identification of different parasites/fungi under the microscope, in a jar and/or on the basis of photographic documents
and/or
(2) the answer to short practical questions (clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis, prevention, treatment) on the parasites observed.
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. 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)
Nil
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Nil
Contacts
Secrétary:
Ms Cécile Rode
04/366.40.92
cecile.rode@uliege.be
The secretariat must be contacted as a matter of priority for all administrative requests.
The secretariat must be systematically copied on all requests to the Professor Coordinator.
Prof. Bernard Mignon (coordinator)
E-Mail : bmignon@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.