Veterinary Epidemiology and Zoonosis

COURSE OVERVIEW

At the end of this course the student is expected to be acquainted with the variable contents for routine applications

• Aims and objectives of epidemiology
• Patterns of disease occurrence 
• Ecological concepts on disease production
• Disease information / data
• Epidemiological hypothesis
• Systematic investigation of epidemics, identification of the other factors in addition to the specific agent to determine their role in epidemics, the mode of transmission and maintenance of infections, strategies for prevention and control of animal diseases
• Economics of animal diseases
• National and international regulations on livestock diseases
• Laws on international trade on animals and animal products
• Zoonoses and public health importance of zoonotic diseases
• Classification of zoonoses and their preventive control measures 
• Role of animals and birds in transmission 
• Bioterrorism
• Veterinary public health administration