| Module code | AHE 803 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Veterinary Science |
| Module content | This module comprises two study units, namely disease surveillance and laboratory diagnostics. The disease surveillance study unit deals with the concepts and principles of terrestrial animal (livestock and wildlife) health surveillance; including the design; implementation and evaluation of surveillance systems; the data sources; tools and methods available to perform effective surveillance and the evaluation and analysis of surveillance data. The laboratory diagnostics study unit provides focused training in the concepts and principles of field and laboratory diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases of livestock and wildlife including aspects of specimen collection and shipment interpretation of laboratory results and basic laboratory management. |
| Module credits | 25.00 |
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| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Language of tuition | English |
| Academic organisation | Veterinary Tropical Diseases |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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