Infectious Disease Course

LATAM focused

This 3-module course was developed focusing on the most common infectious diseases affecting dogs and cats in Latin America. You will learn the basis for diagnosis, the approach to preventive measures, and the key aspects of those diseases.

Module 1

The first module introduces the prevalence and scenario of infectious diseases in dogs and cats in Latin America, the importance of a One Health approach as a small animal practitioner, how to vaccinate dogs and cats according to the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines and the basis to interpret diagnostic tests for infectious diseases.

Module 2

The second module focuses on infectious diseases caused by viruses and bacteria.

Module 3

The third module focuses on vector-borne diseases.

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Lecture 01

    • What’s new about canine and feline parvovirus infection and canine enteric coronavirus infection. Michael Lappin

    • Leptospirosis: price paid for a preventable disease Jane Sykes

    • Canine Distemper Virus Infection and Canine Infectious Respiratory Complex, why do we still see cases? Michael Lappin

    • Advances in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of babesiosis and rangeliosis - Peter Irwin

    • Hemoplasma Infections in dogs and cats, why do we forget that they exist? Michael Lappin

    • Feline Infectious Peritonitis and the new coronavirus in dogs and cats Michael Lappin

    • Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis, why they still exist? Peter Irwin