Postgraduate Course: Epidemiology and the control of vector borne disease (EMND11019)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course aims to promote an understanding of the causation, transmission and control of vector borne disease.
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Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases (MIBM10046)
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course the candidate should understand:
* Parasite transmission dynamics between vectors and hosts
* Transmission dynamics as a basis for control strategies
* Current and novel approaches to vector control
* Effect of climate change on disease vectors and distribution
* Socioeconomic considerations in the control of vector-borne diseases
Selected examples will be drawn globally to illustrate fundamental mechanisms of aetiology and epidemiology. Emphasis will be placed on Human African Trypanosomiasis, malaria, leishmaniasis and Lyme disease.
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Additional Information
Course URL |
http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.
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Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course will be delivered online through WebCT |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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