MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF FOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND RELATED LEGISLATION
cod. 23081

Academic year 2007/08
5° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie infettive degli animali domestici (VET/05)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

Appraisal of principles and methods of epidemiological enquiries on foodborne epidemics

Prerequisites

Propedeutics according regulations of the Degree Course

Course unit content

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.

Full programme

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Bibliography

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

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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