INFECTIOUS DISEASES I AND VETERINARY MONITORING AND PUBLIC HEALTH
cod. 14534

Academic year 2007/08
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
DONOFRIO Gaetano
integrated course unit
7 credits
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Course unit structured in the following modules:

Learning objectives

With regard to the most important infections affecting domestic animals caused by bacteria, mycoplasmas, rickettsias and chlamydias, the course aims to teach the necessary concepts and methods to enable students to achieve the following objectives: <br />
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1. make, in practice, the clinical diagnosis and appropriate organ sampling for an experimental diagnosis with a view to confirming or excluding a suspected disease; <br />
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2. learn the criteria required to interpret and evaluate the reliability of the various diagnostic tests most widely used in medical practice; <br />
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3. acquire knowledge of the batch methods adopted for disease control and their relative economic aspects; <br />
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4. acquire knowledge of the preparations available for animal vaccinations, their use, evaluation of the results obtained, and the legislation governing their use; <br />
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5. acquire knowledge of the legislative measures adopted for diseases subject to health measures and be able to adopt urgent measures in the presence of an outbreak of contagious disease; <br />
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6. be aware of the reasons for the choice of the batch measures adopted for the various diseases on the basis of the health situation of the Country in question and that of the EU; <br />
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7. be able to justify and apply suitable measures in the event of a suspected or confirmed outbreak of an infectious disease; <br />
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8. have knowledge of the forms and paperwork provided for by the current legislation on veterinary monitoring; <br />
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9. be able to conduct an epidemiological survey aiming at identifying the origin and spread of diseases caused by infections. <br />
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10. Acquire knowledge ofthe organisation of the health service

Prerequisites

Microbiology and immunology <br />
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Veterinary epidemiology <br />
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General Pathology

Course unit content

<br />INFECTIOUS DISEASES I: <br />
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BACTERIAL DISEASES <br />
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1. ENTEROBACTERIA <br />
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Colibacillosis in cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and dogs; salmonellosis in cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and dogs <br />
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2. BORDETELLA <br />
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Bordetellosis in the pig <br />
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3. MORAXELLA <br />
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Bovine infectious keratoconjunctivitis <br />
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4. FRANCISELLA <br />
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Tularemia <br />
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5. BRUCELLA <br />
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Bovine and buffalo brucellosis; ovine and caprine brucellosis; swine brucellosis; canine brucellosis; brucellosis in other <br />
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domestic animals; epididymitis in the ram. <br />
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6. CAMPYLOBACTER <br />
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Bovine campylobacteriosis: Enzootic infertility; sporadic abortion; mastitis; enteritis <br />
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Ovine campylobacteriosis: abortion, enteritis <br />
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7. PASTEURELLA <br />
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P. multocida infection; M. Haemolytica infection; P. Pneumotropica infection <br />
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8. ACTINOBACILLUS <br />
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A. lignieresii infections; A. equuli infections; A. suis infections; A. pleuropneumoniae infections <br />
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9. HAEMOPHILUS <br />
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H. somnus infections; H. equigenitalis infections(contagious metritis of the mare); H. parasuis infections <br />
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10. BACTEROIDES <br />
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11. FUSOBACTERIUM <br />
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F. necrophorum infectionss <br />
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12. Strepto-staphylococci mastitis in dairy cows and other mastogenic microorganisms <br />
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13. STREPTOCOCCUS <br />
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Strangles; foal septicemia; swine infections <br />
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14. STAPHYLOCOCCUS <br />
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Tick pyaemia in lambs; botriomycosis; endometritis; canine pyodermatitis; exudative swine pyodermatitis <br />
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15. BACILLUS <br />
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Anthrax <br />
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16. CLOSTRIDIUM <br />
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Tetanus; botulism; C. perfringens infections; C. chauvoei infections (symptomatic anthrax); C. septicum infections; <br />
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C. novyi infections; C. histolyticum infections; C. sordellii infections; C. difficile infections <br />
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17. LISTERIA <br />
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Listeriosis <br />
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18. ERYSIPELOTHRIX <br />
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; infections in animals other than pigs <br />
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19. MYCOBACTERIUM <br />
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M. bovis infections (Tuberculosis); M. avium-intracellular infections; M. tuberculosis infections; M. <br />
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paratuberculosis infections(paratubercular enteritis); M. farcinogenes infectionse M. senegalense infections; occasional pathogen mycobacterial infections <br />
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20. NOCARDIA <br />
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Nocardiosis <br />
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21. RHODOCOCCUS <br />
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Purulent bronchopneumonia in the horse <br />
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22. ACTINOMYCES <br />
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Bovine actinomycosis; granulomatous mastitis of the horse; periodontitis and gingivitis in the hamster; mastitis and diseases involving <br />
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abcesses <br />
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23. DERMATOPHILUS <br />
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Dermatophilosis <br />
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24. CORYNEBACTERIUM <br />
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Bovine bacillary pyelonephritis; ovine caseous lymphadenitis; other corynebacterial infections <br />
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25. EUBACTERIUM <br />
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Cystitis and pyelonephritis in the sow <br />
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26. SPIROCHETE <br />
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1. LEPTOSPIRA SPECIES Canine leptospirosis (icteric leptospirosis syndrome; Stockard’s paralysis); swine leptospirosis; <br />
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bovine leptospirosis; leptospirosis in other animals (horses, sheep, buffalo) <br />
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2. TREPONEMA SPECIES. Superficial necrotic enteritis <br />
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3. BORRELIA SPECIES. Lyme Disease <br />
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27. BURKHOLDERIA SPECIES <br />
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1. Glanders <br />
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2. Melioidosis <br />
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III. MYCOPLASMA DISEASE <br />
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MYCOPLASMA, UREAPLASMA AND ACHOLEPLASMA SPECIES <br />
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Bovine contagious pleuropneumonia <br />
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Bovine mycoplasmosis (mastitis); ovine and caprine mycoplasmosis (Contagious Agalaxia; M. mycoides infections <br />
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subsp. mycoides LC); swine mycoplasmosis (enzootic pneumonia; swine arthritis); mycoplasmosis <br />
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in the horse; mycoplasmosis in the dog and cat; Ureaplasma infections; Acholeplasma infections <br />
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IV. CHLAMYDIALES <br />
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Chlamydial infectionse Chlamydophila <br />
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V. RICKETTSIA DISEASES <br />
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RICKETTSIA SPECIES. Rickettsia-like infections (Bovine petecchial fever; contagious ophthalmitis) <br />
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COXIELLA SPECIES Q Fever <br />
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EHRLICHIA SPECIES. Canine ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichiosis in ruminants; Equine ehrlichiosis. <br />
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COWDRIA SPECIES <br />
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NEORICKETTSIA SPECIES <br />
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ANAPLASMA SPECIES <br />
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EPERYTHROZOON SPECIES <br />
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VETERINARY MONITORING AND PUBLIC HEALTH <br />
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1. Public health service provisions relative to infectious diseases subject to health measures. <br />
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2. Definition and aims of the veterinary public health service. <br />
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3. Fundamental concepts of hygiene in breeding farms: animal health; animal well-being; environmental hygiene; animal husbandry hygiene; disinfection of animal shelters. <br />
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4. National health organisation: structure and competencies of the National Health Service; local health authorities and veterinary services. <br />
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5. Prevention of zoonoses 

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Bibliography

FARINA R. e SCATOZZA F. - Trattato di malattie Infettive degli animali - UTET, 1995. <br />
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Notes from the lectures on Infectious Bacterial Diseases, updated annually. At students’ disposal prior to the lectures. <br />
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BENAZZI P. - Il regolamento di Polizia Veterinaria. Esculapio, Bologna, 1994.

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