The course will run virtually from the 25th of May to the 22nd of June 2022. The opening and closing webinars will take place on the following dates and times:  

Opening webinar: Wednesday 25th May 2022 at 10:00h CEST  

Closing webinar: Wednesday 22nd June 2022 at 10:00h CEST  

The objectives of the course are to:  

• Describe the global significance of LSD;
• Describe the clinical signs of LSD; 
• Explain how to collect and handle samples to enable laboratory diagnosis of LSD;
• Explain main serological and virological diagnostic test for LSD;
• Describe key epidemiological features of LSD to include risk factors and routes of transmission; 
• Explain how to conduct an epidemiological investigation on a premises suspected of LSD; 
• Explain how to design surveillance programmes for LSD;
• Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of available control measures for LSD;
• Explain the main consideration in the implementation of vaccination programmes to control LSD.