MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF FOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND RELATED LEGISLATION
ACCADEMIC YEAR2011/2012
COD. 23081
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: MEDICINA VETERINARIA
TYPE OF COURSE: OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
LECTURERS:
BOTTARELLI Ezio
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2011/2012
YEAR OF STUDY: 5
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1
UNIT COORDINATOR: BOTTARELLI Ezio
CONTACT HOURS: 8
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 17
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Appraisal of principles and methods of epidemiological enquiries on foodborne epidemics
Prerequisites
Propedeutics according regulations of the Degree Course
Course contents summary
Students will take part in interactive guided simulations on computer concerning epidemiological surveys in case of toxinfection outbreaks. Special emphasis will be placed on the statistical methods that can be used to identify any suspect food and to compare the frequency of the disease in exposed and non-exposed groups.
Recommended readings
There is no specific text for this unit. The student is strongly advised to attend the laboratory sessions
Teaching methods
Use of spreadsheet for data analysis in foodborne epidemics
