Course: Veterinary Parasitology and Invasiology II (lectures – 15 hours; laboratory classes – 30  hours)

Name and surname of the lecturer: Klaudiusz Szczepaniak

E-mail:

Place of office: Department of Parasitology and Invasion Diseases.

Collegium Veterinarium building, Akademicka 12 St. 3nd  floor, room no. 433.

  • Classes – room no. 301, Collegium Veterinarium building, Akademicka 12 St. (every Monday Thursday, 13:15 am – 14.45 pm)
  • Lectures – room no 433, Collegium Veterinarium building, Akademicka 12 St. ()

White lab coat is necessary during the laboratory classes (including first meeting).

Detailed schedule of the lectures and classes is available below.

Schedule of classes on Diseases of Horses Block 1 (Infectious diseases of horses) during winter semester of the 4th  year in the academic year 2022/2023:

Date

Title of Class

10 Oct. 2022

Parasitic roundworm Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, toxascaris leonina. Life cycle, Clinical symptoms, Diagnostics and Control

17 Oct. 2022

The hookworms Ancylostoma caninum, A. tubaeforme and Uncinaria stenocephala. Life cycle, Clinical symptoms, Diagnostics and Control

24 Oct. 2022

Invasion of threadworms Strongyloides spp. Life cycle, Clinical symptoms, Diagnostics and Control

31 Oct. 2022

Invasion of whipworms Trichuris vulpis. Life cycle, Clinical symptoms, Diagnostics and Control

07 Nov. 2022

Nematodes of the eye and eye parts – Oriental eyeworms Thelazia callipaeda. Life cycle, Clinical symptoms, Sampling and laboratory diagnostic, investigations, Control and prevention

14 Nov. 2022

Nematodes of the circulatory system and airways.Capillaria aerophila, Crenosoma vulpis, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (cat lungworm), Angiostrongylus vasorum (French heartworm). Life cycle, Clinical symptoms, Sampling and laboratory diagnostic, investigations, Control and prevention

21 Nov. 2022

Filariosis incompanion animals. Diriflaria imitis (heartworm), D. repens. Zoonotic importance, Distribution, Life cycle, Clinical symptoms, Sampling and laboratory diagnostic, investigations, Control and prevention

 

Theoretical and practical exam

Recommended books for self-learning:

  1. Principles of Veterinary Parasitology. Dennis Jacobs, Mark Fox, Lynda Gibbons, Carlos Hermosilla. ISBN: 978-0-470-67042-2
  2. Animal Parasites: Their Biology and Life Cycles. O. Wilford Olsen. Burgess, Minneapolis, Minn.
  3. Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. Their Development and Transmission. Anderson, R. C. CABI Publishing, Wallingford UK. 2000. 672. ISBN 0–85199–421–0
  4. Basic Clinical Parasitology. Harold W. Brown, Franklin A. Neva. ISBN-10: 9780813820538
  5. Veterinary Clinical Parasitology 8th Edition. Anne M. Zajac (Editor), Gary A. Conboy (Editor). ISBN-13: 978-0813820538.
  6. Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual (Paperback); 2001 Edition. William J. Foreyt. ASIN ‏: ‎B01FOD9JM2 8. Diagnostic Parasitology for Veterinary Technicians 5th Edition. Charles M. Hendrix DVM PhD (Author), Ed Robinson CVT (Author). ISBN-13: 978-0323389822
  7. https://www.esccap.org/