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| School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine | ||
| BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR FOOD SCIENCE | ||
Course unit
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO FOOD-BORNE ZOONOSES
MVN1031328, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2019/20
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO FOOD-BORNE ZOONOSES
MVN1031328, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2019/20
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
Second cycle degree in BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR FOOD SCIENCE IF0362, Degree course structure A.Y. 2017/18, A.Y. 2019/20 |
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| Degree course track | BIOTECNOLOGIE PER L'ALIMENTAZIONE [001LE] | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 10.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO FOOD-BORNE ZOONOSES | |
| Website of the academic structure | https://www.agrariamedicinaveterinaria.unipd.it/ | |
| Department of reference | Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science | |
| E-Learning website | https://elearning.unipd.it/scuolaamv/ | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | Italian | |
| Branch | LEGNARO (PD) | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | ALESSANDRA PICCIRILLO | VET/05 | |
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| Other lecturers | ANTONIO FRANGIPANE DI REGALBONO | VET/06 |
ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
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| Core courses | BIO/19 | General Microbiology | 4.0 |
| Core courses | VET/05 | Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals | 3.0 |
| Core courses | VET/06 | Parasitology and Parasitic Animal Diseases | 3.0 |
Course unit organization
| Period | First semester |
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| Year | 1st Year |
| Teaching method | frontal |
| Type of hours | Credits | Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
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| Practice | 2.0 | 16 | 34.0 | 2 |
| Laboratory | 2.0 | 16 | 34.0 | No turn |
| Lecture | 6.0 | 48 | 102.0 | No turn |
| Start of activities | 30/09/2019 |
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| End of activities | 18/01/2020 |
| Show course schedule | 2019/20 Reg.2017 course timetable |
| Prerequisites: | Students should have good theoretical knowledge and practical laboratory skills of microbiology and parasitology, especially related to food-borne zoonotic agents. |
| Target skills and knowledge: | Students will be able to correctly recognize and appropriately describe the epidemiology of the main food-borne infectious and parasitic diseases affecting animal populations, and to critically apply biotechnologies to their diagnosis and surveillance. |
| Examination methods: | Students will be evaluated at the end of the course through a written test, including multiple choice and open questions, on the course theoretical part and a written multiple choice test on the course practical part.
The final grade will be expressed as weighted average between the two parts of the exam. |
| Assessment criteria: | The knowledge of general features of the main food-borne zoonoses and related biotechnologies, as well as the ability of critically interpret the results of the laboratory procedures will be evaluated. |
| Course unit contents: | Theoretical part:
- Definition and classification of zoonoses and their socio-economic significance; - Host-agent-environment interactions as determinants of food-borne zoonoses; - Epidemiology (ecology, distribution and dissemination of zoonotic agents; epidemiological and source attribution studies) and diagnosis (detection and characterization of zoonotic agents by traditional and molecular techniques) of food-borne zoonoses in animal populations; - Surveillance (surveillance and notification systems) and control (prevention, risk analysis) of food-borne zoonoses in animal populations; - Infectious food-borne zoonoses: campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, yersiniosis, Escherichia coli infections, listeriosis, brucellosis, tuberculosis, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy and antimicrobial resistance; - Parasitic food-borne zoonoses: toxoplasmosis, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, teniasis-cysticercosis, cystic and alveolar echinococcosis, trichinosis, anisakiosis, diphyllobothriasis, opisthorchiasis. Practical part: - Use of traditional and molecular techniques for the detection and characterization of bacterial (i.e. Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp.) and parasitic agents of food-borne zoonoses. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods: | The Course includes:
- a theoretical part on the program topics through classroom discussions and, eventually, seminars with experts and guided visits to external laboratories; - a practical part on microbiological and molecular diagnosis of the main food-borne zoonoses. |
| Additional notes about suggested reading: | All the teaching material will be provided on Moodle. It is also suggested to consult the following web sites:
- http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/foodborne zoonoticdiseases.htm - https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/antimicrobial-resistance - http://www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/overview/ - http://www.oie.int/publications-and-documentation/scientific-and-technical-review-free-access/list-of-issues/ |
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