Section 1: Classroom lectures
Module 1. General introduction
- Definitions of diseased fish
- Fish anatomy
- Fish histology
- Fish pathology
Module 2. General fish pathology
- Parasitology
- Bacteriology
- Mycology
- Virology
- Immunology
Module 3. General fish disease ans medication
- Freshwater tropical fish diseases
- Brackish-water fish diseases
- Marine fish diseases
- Wild fish diseases
Section 2: Basic laboratory practices
- hygienic techniques;
- clinical pathology and records;
- fish anatomy;
- parasitological observation;
- bacteriology;
- mycology;
- virology
- PCR and immunological techniques (cell cultures, ELIZA, hybridization, Western/Northern Blots, etc.)
Section 3: Field trip and study tour
- Preparation for field work: equipment/facilities, media, and references
- Field sampling and recording
- Problem interpretation
- Clinical analysis
- Sampling and fixation
- Field-trip report
- Preparation for laboratory analysis
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