Animal disease epidemics have many unique epidemiological features, most obviously a potential for a high rate of transmission in a fully susceptible populations. This expresses itself as an “epidemic curve” where number of reported cases increase rapidly until control measures become effective, and then a gradual decline. Thus animal disease managers are faced with a series of common problems when dealing with epidemics, including developing and/or interpreting epidemic models, implementing field procedures to diagnostic test systems for rapid diagnosis and undertaking freedom from disease surveys. This module will use online lecture notes and study materials to provide students with an... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: Entry into the Master of Veterinary Public Health (Emergency Animal Diseases) or permission of the subject coordinator.
