Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tick-Borne Diseases in Dogs
Course Code: VİH537
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To explain that transmitted by ticks in certain seasons due to the geographical characteristics of our region, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment of protozoal (babesiosis, hepatozoonosis), bacterial (ehrlichiosis, boreliosis) and rickettsial (heamobartonellosis) diseases.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Songül ERDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.The diagnosis of diseases transmitted by ticks in dogs with clinical and laboratory findings
2.makes of Etiology and / or symptomatic treatment
3.Take the necessary measures within the scope of prophylaxis.
4.Have information about tick types.
5.Knows the complications of infections transmitted by ticks in dogs.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. Smith; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
2.J. D. Bonagura, D. C. Twedt; Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV: Small Animal Practice. WB Saunders, 2009
3.Nelson, Richard W., C. C.Guillermo. Small Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008
4.S. J. Ettinger, E. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
5.C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition. Merck, 2010
6.S. Varela. Tick-borne Ehrlichiae and Rickettsiae of Dogs. In: Companion and Exotic Animal Parasitology, Bowman D.D. (Ed.) International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca NY (www.ivis.org), 2003
7.R. D. Pinckney. Canine Filaroides Infections. In: Companion and Exotic Animal Parasitology, Bowman D.D. (Ed.) International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca NY (www.ivis.org), 2000; A0312.0600
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction is transmitted by ticks protozoal diseases
Week 2 - Theoretical
Infection of Babesia canis
Week 3 - Theoretical
Infection of Babesia gibsoni
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hepatozoon canis and Infection
Week 5 - Theoretical
Infection of Hepatozoon americanum
Week 6 - Theoretical
Introduction is transmitted by ticks Bacterial Diseases
Week 7 - Theoretical
Infection of Ehrlichia canis, (midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Infection of Ehrlichia canis
Week 9 - Theoretical
Infection of Ehrlichia phagocytophila
Week 10 - Theoretical
Infection of Borellia burgdorferi sensu lato
Week 11 - Theoretical
Rickettsial Disease
Week 12 - Theoretical
Infection of Hemobartonella canditatus mycoplasma haemominutum
Week 13 - Theoretical
Coinfections transmitted by tick
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case Reviews
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Assignment2%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment201020
Reading140114
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026