Syllabus PARASITOLOGY (A) - 65814 Last update 29-03-2015 HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master) Responsible Department: Veterinary Medicine Academic year: 2 Semester: 1st Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Rehovot Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Alex Markovics Coordinator Email: alexm@moag.gov.il Coordinator Office Hours: By coordination Teaching Staff: Alexander Marcovics Prof Agin Pipano page 1 / 5
Course/Module description: Helminthic diseases of animals are dealt in term of aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, pathology, immunology, diagnostic methods, differential diagnosis, medication and prevention Course/Module aims: - To confer up to date knowledge about veterinary helminthic diseases. - To train students to use the knowledge for diagnosis and control of these diseases. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: - To identify worms causing diseases in animals and their eggs - To dispatch adequate samples for laboratory diagnosis - To select proper drugs for treatment - To investigate the source of the infection - To recommend preventive measures Attendance requirements(%): 100 Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lectures Demonstrations Course/Module Content: Platyhelminthes Trematoda Trematodes of domestic animal and carnivores Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica page 2 / 5
Dicrocoelium dentriticum Opisthorchis felineus, Opisthorchis sinensis Heterophys heterophys Paragonimus kellicotti, Paragonimus westermanii Schistosoma bovis, Schistosoma spp. Cestoda Cestodes of carnivores Echinococcus granulosus Dipylidium caninum Taenia hydatigena, Taenia ovis, Taenia pisiformis, Taenia taeniaeformis Multiceps multiceps, Multiceps serialis Mesocestoides lineatus Diphyllobothrium latum Tape worms in grazing animals Anoplocephala magna, Anoplocephala perfoliata, Paranoplocephala mamillana Moniezia expansa, Moniezia benedeni Stilesia hepatica Cestodes of poultry Davainea proglottina Railletina tetragona Nematodes Nematodes of domestic animals and carnivores Ascaris sum, Parascaris equorum, Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonine Oxyuris equi, Skryabinema ovis, Passalurus Strongyloides spp. page 3 / 5
Large and small strongyles of horses: Strongylus equinus, Strongylus edentatus, Strongylus vulgaris, Trichonema spp. Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma tubaeforme, Uncinaria stenocephala Spiruroidae: Habronema spp., Spirocerca lupi, Thelazia spp., Physaloptera spp., Gnathostoma spp. Filaroidae: Dirofilaris immitis, Dirofilaria repens, Setaria spp. Trichuroidae: Trichinella spp., Trichuris spp. Gastrointestinal nematodes of herbivores Hemonchus contostus, Ostertagia ostertagi, Teladorsagia circumcinta, Trichostrongylus spp., Cooperia spp., Nematodirus spp., Bunostomum spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Shabertia ovina, Trichuris spp. Lung worms Metastrongylus spp., Dictyocaulus spp Protostrongylus rufescens Muellerius capillaries, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Crenosoma spp. Helmintic zoonoses Fasciola hepatica, Opisthorchis spp., Paragonimus spp., Schistosoma spp. Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, (Asian taenia), human cysticercosis Echinococcosis/hydatidoss Hymenolepis diminuta, Hymenolepis nana Diphyllobothrium latum Toxocara canis Trichinella spiralis Chemotherapy of helminth infections Required Reading: Presentations of the lectures Additional Reading Material: Soulsby, E.J.L. Helminth, Artropods and Protozoa of Domesticated Animals. Giorgi. Parasitology for Veterinarians. Dunn, A.M. Veterinary Helminthology. Sloss, M.W. et.al. Veterinary Clinical Parasitology. Kaufman, J. Parasitic Infections of Domestic Animals. Tibor Kassai. Veterinary Helminthology. page 4 / 5
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 100 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 0 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: page 5 / 5