ZOO-613 Parasite Culture

This course aims to provide parasitology Ph.D. students with the theoretical principles of parasite culture (in culture media and in laboratory animals) that they might need for their Ph.D. research programmes. It includes: An introduction about animal tissue culture, the theoretical principles of culturing (in culture media) the following parasites: Trypanosoma spp. Leishmania spp. Entamoeba spp. Bladder worms, especially hydatid cysts, free-living strongly larvae and methods of identification of infective forms. Maintenance of various parasites in laboratory animals.