de Lamballerie Xavier. (2009). Essential veterinary education in modern molecular tools for the detection of disease : what veterinarians will need to know about genomics and molecular biology and diagnostics (including bioterrorist weapons) in 2025. Revue Scientifique et Technique - Office International des Epizooties, 28 (2), p. 657-662. ISSN 0253-1933.
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Essential veterinary education in modern molecular tools for the detection of disease : what veterinarians will need to know about genomics and molecular biology and diagnostics (including bioterrorist weapons) in 2025
Revue Scientifique et Technique - Office International des Epizooties, 2009,
28 (2), p. 657-662 ISSN 0253-1933
Future veterinary education programmes in microbiology will undoubtedly include an increasing emphasis on new and existing molecular tools. They should also, however, provide veterinarians with a comprehensive and clear understanding of the types of results that can be obtained using a particular approach (for example, specific diagnostic procedures as against open diagnostic procedures, phenotypic versus genotypic characterisation, etc.). Furthermore, students should gain a sound knowledge of which type of test is the most appropriate in a given clinical or epidemiological situation, and what conclusions can or cannot be drawn from the results. Consequently, each veterinary curriculum should focus on the following items: the principles of molecular biology and genomics; the detection of disease and characteristics of molecular tests; the principles of micro-organism taxonomy, sequence comparison and molecular epidemiology and their applications (such as: taxonomic identification, epidemiological survey, genetic evolution and the traceability of strains); and the role of the veterinarian in the field of zoonoses and human public health.
