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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

  • Modules

  • 3 crédits ECTS

  • English

A propos du cours

Informations générales

This module will introduce you to the global importance of ticks, addressing the direct damaging effects associated with their feeding behaviour, but also and more importantly their role as vectors of a wide range of pathogens of domestic animals and humans. Emphasis will be placed on Ixodid ticks of medical and veterinary importance in subSaharan Africa and in this context, the impact of selected tick borne diseases on animal production and public health and their control will be covered. It is recommended that persons enrolling for this module should also enrol for "Selected Tick Identification".

Objectifs d'apprentissage

  • Have a general understanding of the veterinary and medical importance of ticks, with emphasis on sub-Saharan African species
  • Understand basic concepts of tick identification, biology and ecology, the principles of chemical and biological control of ticks and the concept of integrated control
  • Identify the morphological characteristics of the causative organisms of the selected diseases and understand the epidemiology of the selected diseases
  • List the advantages and disadvantages of the chemotherapeutic treatment options of each of the selected diseases
  • Perform a clinical diagnosis of the selected diseases in living animals and collect, preserve and transport the appropriate samples for relevant laboratory testing in order to confirm the diagnosis (where applicable)
  • Perform a necropsy on dead animals and collect, preserve and transport the appropriate specimens for relevant laboratory testing to confirm the disease (where applicable)
  • Understand the aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs and pathology to formulate control/eradication/prevention strategies for the selected diseases
  • Evaluate the socio-economic factors in different communities that influence the occurrence of the selected diseases and the consequences that they may have under extensive (including communal and nomadic) and intensive farming systems
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