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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2007 |
| Dozierende |
Simon Paul Loader (simon.loader@unibas.ch)
Peter Nagel (peter.nagel@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) Marcel Tanner (marcel.tanner@unibas.ch) Jürg Utzinger (juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch) |
| Inhalt | Human health is often cross-linked with environmental and social factors. Examples are the increase in malaria cases through the development of secondary breeding places for mosqui-toes by changing land use practices and water-resource development projects, the contamina-tion of human breast milk by pesticide residues from disease-vector control or plant protection measures, and hygiene-related problems in urban agriculture. The aim of the seminar is the acquisition of in-depth knowledge on primarly Africa-related spe-cific topics in epidemiology and environmental sciences. Every session consists of a students report on a selected topic, preferably supported by a powerpoint presentation, followed by a detailed discussion. The report must be briefly summarized and distributed as a handout. The crediting of the credit points requires (1) the regular presence at the sessions, (2) the active participation during the discussion and (3) pass ranks for the oral presentation and the hand-out. The seminar is designed for arts and science students at MSc level. The seminar lan-guage is English. Schedule 1) Introduction, outline the framework for the course, and nomination of speakers and their topics: 21 Sep 2007 2) Seminars given on following dates: 28 Sept 2007; 12 Oct 2007; 26 Oct 2007; 9 Nov 2007; 23 Nov 2007; 7 Dec 2007 3) Current ecological and health issues in Africa -- what did we learn? 14 Dec 2007 4) Selection of topics covered: Dams, irrigation and schistosomiasis; Climate change and vec-tor-borne diseases; Contamination of human breast milk with pesticides sources and mitigation measures; Integration of neglected tropical disease control pro-grammes; Malaria and malaria control; Urban health; The Okavango insecticide spraying campaign nothing learnt from former lessons?; Pesticide use in develop-ing countries environmental and human health risks; Does the improvement of cattle health cause the disruption of key ecological processes?; etc. |
| Bemerkungen | The seminar language is English. Office hours by appointment, contact: marcel.tanner@unibas.ch , juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch, peter.nagel@unibas.ch, or simon.loader@unibas.ch |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Masterprogramm Infektionsbiologie / Epidemiologie (Master in Infektionsbiologie / Epidemiologie) Modul Environment and Human Well-Being (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Vertiefungsmodul NLU-Biogeographie (Master Geographie 02) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Afrika |