Publikationen in Zora

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Publikationen

• Lundström-Stadelmann, Britta; Rostami, Ali; Frey, Caroline F; Torgerson, Paul R; Riahi, Seyed Mohammad; Bagheri, Kimia; Kaethner, Marc; Lachenmayer, Anja; Beldi, Guido; Gasser, Robin B; Hemphill, Andrew (2025). Human alveolar echinococcosis–global, regional, and national annual incidence and prevalence rates. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 31(7):1139-1145.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Hartnack, Sonja; Rasmussen, Philip; Lewis, Fraser I; O’Donnell, Peter; Langton, Thomas E S (2025). Randomised Badger Culling Trial—no effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle: comment on Mills, Woodroffe and Donnelly (2024a, 2024b). Royal Society Open Science, 12(6):241609.
• Muñoz-Gómez, Violeta; Shaw, Alexandra P M; Abdykerimov, Kuban; Abo-Shehada, Mahmoud; Bulbuli, Faraz; Charypkhan, Duriya; Delphino, Marina; Léger, Anaïs; Li, Yin; Rasmussen, Philip; Rittem, Sukuman; Ahmadi, Bouda Vosough; Torgerson, Paul R (2025). Economic impact of chicken diseases and other causes of morbidity or mortality in backyard farms in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Veterinary Research, 21(1):151.
• Muñoz-Gómez, Violeta; Torgerson, Paul R (2024). Global and regional prediction of heterakidosis population prevalence in extensive backyard chickens in low-income and middle-income countries. Veterinary Parasitology, 332:110329.
• Tenzin, Chador; Dendup, Tashi; Torgerson, P R; Deplazes, Peter; Zangmo, Sonam; Wangmo, Chador; Tsheten, Tsheten; Zangpo, Tandin (2024). The burden and distribution of cystic echinococcosis in Bhutan: a retrospective study. Parasitology, 151(13):1432-1440.
• Muñoz-Gómez, Violeta; Ma, Tian; Li, Yin; Rasmussen, Philip; Torgerson, Paul R (2024). Global and regional prediction of coccidiosis and ascaridiosis prevalence in extensive backyard chickens in low-income and middle-income countries. Veterinary Parasitology, 331:110268.
• Rasmussen, Philip; Barkema, Herman W; Osei, Prince P; Taylor, James; Shaw, Alexandra P; Conrady, Beate; Chaters, Gemma; Muñoz, Violeta; Hall, David C; Apenteng, Ofosuhene O; Rushton, Jonathan; Torgerson, Paul R (2024). Global losses due to dairy cattle diseases: A comorbidity-adjusted economic analysis. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(9):6945-6970.
• Rasmussen, Philip; Shaw, A P; Jemberu, W T; Knight-Jones, T; Conrady, B; Apenteng, O O; Cheng, Y; Muñoz, Violeta; Rushton, J; Torgerson, Paul R (2024). Economic losses due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Ethiopian cattle. Preventive veterinary medicine, 230:106276.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Muñoz-Gómez, Violeta (2024). Prevalence data on chicken diseases in low-resource settings. OIE Scientific and Technical Review, 43:39-47.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Hartnack, Sonja; Rasmussen, Philip; Lewis, Fraser; Langton, Thomas E S (2024). Absence of effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle. Scientific Reports, 14(1):16326.
• Muñoz-Gómez, Violeta; Furrer, Reinhard; Yin, Jie; Shaw, Alexandra PM; Rasmussen, Philip; Torgerson, Paul R (2024). Prediction of coccidiosis prevalence in extensive backyard chickens in countries and regions of the Horn of Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, 327:110143.
• Meier, Merit; Kazmir-Lysak, Kristina; Kälin, Isabel; Torgerson, Paul R; Ringer, Simone K (2024). The influence of hypoxaemia, hypotension and hypercapnia (among other factors) on quality of recovery from general anaesthesia in horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 51(2):135-143.
• Robertson, Lucy J; Havelaar, Arie H; Keddy, Karen H; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Sripa, Banchob; Torgerson, Paul R (2024). The importance of estimating the burden of disease from foodborne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(2):e0011898.
• Abdykerimov, Kubanychbek K; Kronenberg, Philipp Andreas; Isaev, Myktybek; Paternoster, Giulia; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R (2024). Environmental distribution of Echinococcus and Taenia spp-contaminated dog faeces in Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 151(1):84-92.
• Schrobback, Peggy; Dennis, Gabriel; Li, Yin; Mayberry, Dianne; Shaw, Alexandra; Knight-Jones, Theodore; Marsh, Thomas Lloyd; Pendell, Dustin L; Torgerson, Paul R; Gilbert, William; Huntington, Benjamin; Raymond, Kassy; Stacey, Deborah A; Bernardo, Theresa; Bruce, Mieghan; McIntyre, K Marie; Rushton, Jonathan; Herrero, Mario (2023). Approximating the global economic (market) value of farmed animals. Global Food Security, 39:100722.
• Stegmüller, Stefanie; Qi, Weihong; Torgerson, Paul R; Fraefel, Cornel; Kubacki, Jakub (2023). Hazard potential of Swiss Ixodes ricinus ticks: Virome composition and presence of selected bacterial and protozoan pathogens. PLoS ONE, 18(11):e0290942.
• Lüthin, S; Zollinger, A; Basso, Walter; Bisig, M; Caspari, N; Eng, V; Frey, C F; Grimm, Felix; Igel, P; Lüthi, S; Regli, W; Roelfstra, L; Rosskopf, M; Steiner, B; Stöckli, M; Waidyasekera, D; Waldmeier, P; Schnyder, Manuela; Torgerson, Paul R; Hertzberg, Hubertus (2023). Strongyle faecal egg counts in Swiss horses: A retrospective analysis after the introduction of a selective treatment strategy. Veterinary Parasitology, 323:110027.
• Kazmir Lysak, Kristina; Steblaj, Barbara; Torgerson, Paul R; Kutter, Annette P N; Restitutti, Flavia; Henze, Inken Sabine (2023). Intraperitoneal and incisional ropivacaine did not improve postoperative analgesia after multimodal anaesthesia compared with saline in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 165(10):634-643.
• Steblaj, Barbara; Galli, Jasmin; Torgerson, Paul R; Kutter, Annette P N (2023). Evaluation of leukocyte depletion of packed red blood cell units and impact on clinically observed transfusion reactions. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10:1217575.
• Henze, Inken Sabine; Navarro Altuna, Victoria; Steiger, Joëlle Isabeau; Torgerson, Paul R; Kutter, Annette P N (2023). Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of Undiluted Intraperitoneal and Incisional Ropivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Dogs after Major Abdominal Surgery. Animals, 13(9):1489.
• Degen, Muriel; Torgerson, Paul R; Nolff, M C (2023). Prospektive Analyse von Risikofaktoren für perioperative Infektionen bei sauberen und sauber-kontaminierten Eingriffen bei Hund und Katze unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des perioperativen und postoperativen Antibiotikaeinsatzes. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 164(4):250-258.
• Kaplan, Ray M; Denwood, Matthew J; Nielsen, Martin K; Thamsborg, Stig M; Torgerson, Paul R; Gilleard, John S; Dobson, Robert J; Vercruysse, Jozef; Levecke, Bruno (2023). World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) guideline for diagnosing anthelmintic resistance using the faecal egg count reduction test in ruminants, horses and swine. Veterinary Parasitology, 318:109936.
• Casulli, Adriano; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette; Petrone, Daniele; Fabiani, Massimo; Torgerson, Paul R; Müllhaupt, Beat; et al (2023). Unveiling the incidences and trends of the neglected zoonosis cystic echinococcosis in Europe: a systematic review from the MEmE project. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 23(3):e95-e107.
• D'Anselme, Olivia; Torgerson, P R; Kuca, Thibaud; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Regula; Steblaj, Barbara (2023). Effects of brotizolam as a co-agent with ketamine for induction of anaesthesia in calves. Veterinary Journal, 293:105957.
• Bearth, N D; Theiss, Felix; Richter, Henning; Gimmi, J; Torgerson, Paul R; Ohlerth, Stefanie (2023). Computed tomographic findings in incisors and canine teeth with equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis: a retrospective study in 115 Warmblood horses. Pferdeheilkunde, 39(4):312-324.
• Bischofberger, Andrea S; Fürst, Regula; Fürst, Anton E; Hilbe, Monika; Torgerson, Paul R; Kircher, Patrick R (2023). Ex vivo validation of delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cartilage (dGEMRIC) and T2 mapping for quantifying cartilage thickness in normal and naturally occurred osteoarthritic distal interphalangeal joints using a high-field MRI. Pferdeheilkunde, 39(2):158-167.
• Kunz, T; Torgerson, Paul R; Schoster, Angelika (2023). Umfrage zum Antibiotikagebrauch bei Schweizer Tierärzten mit Pferdeanteil. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 165(2):105-114.
• Di Bari, Carlotta; Venkateswaran, Narmada; Bruce, Mieghan; Fastl, Christina; Huntington, Ben; Patterson, Grace T; Rushton, Jonathan; Torgerson, Paul R; Pigott, David M; Devleesschauwer, Brecht (2022). Methodological choices in brucellosis burden of disease assessments: A systematic review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(12):e0010468.
• Fehr, Jeannine; Schnyder, Manuela; Joekel, Deborah; Pantchev, Nikola; Šarkūnas, Mindaugas; Torgerson, Paul R; Deplazes, Peter (2022). Estimated specific antibody‑based true sero‑prevalences of canine filariosis in dogs in Central Europe and the UK. Parasitology Research, 121(12):3671-3680.
• Noguera Z, Liz P; Charypkhan, Duriya; Hartnack, Sonja; Torgerson, Paul R; Rüegg, Simon R (2022). The dual burden of animal and human zoonoses: A systematic review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(10):e0010540.
• Paslaru, Anca I; Maurer, Lena Maria; Vögtlin, Andrea; Hoffmann, Bernd; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander; Veronesi, Eva (2022). Putative roles of mosquitoes (Culicidae) and biting midges (Culicoides spp.) as mechanical or biological vectors of lumpy skin disease virus. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 36(3):381-389.
• Liz Paola, Noguera Z; Torgerson, Paul R; Hartnack, Sonja (2022). Alternative Paradigms in Animal Health Decisions: A Framework for Treating Animals Not Only as Commodities. Animals, 12(14):1845.
• Rasmussen, Philip; Shaw, Alexandra P M; Muñoz-Gómez, Violeta; Bruce, Mieghan; Torgerson, Paul R (2022). Estimating the burden of multiple endemic diseases and health conditions using Bayes’ Theorem: A conditional probability model applied to UK dairy cattle. Preventive veterinary medicine, 203:105617.
• Assmann, Anton D; Ohlerth, Stefanie; Suárez Sánchez‐Andrade, José; Torgerson, Paul R; Bischofberger, Andrea S (2022). Ex vivo comparison of 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography arthrography to identify artificial soft tissue lesions in equine stifles. Veterinary Surgery, 51(4):648-657.
• Kronenberg, Philipp Andreas; Deibel, Ansgar; Gottstein, Bruno; Grimm, Felix; Müllhaupt, Beat; Meyer zu Schwabedissen, Cordula; Aitbaev, Sezdbek; Omorov, Rakhatbek A; Abdykerimov, Kubanychbek K; Minbaeva, Gulnara; Usubalieva, Jumagul; Siles-Lucas, Mar; Pepe, Paola; Rinaldi, Laura; Spiliotis, Markus; Wang, Junhua; Müller, Norbert; Torgerson, Paul R; Deplazes, Peter (2022). Serological Assays for Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis—A Comparative Multi-Test Study in Switzerland and Kyrgyzstan. Pathogens, 11(5):518.
• Torgerson, Paul R (2022). What is the role of badger culling as a control measure for bovine TB?. Veterinary Record, 190(6):236-238.
• Yin, Jie; Wu, Xiaoxu; Han, Jiatong; Torgerson, Paul R (2022). The impact of natural environment on human alveolar echinococcosis: A township-level modeling study in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Science of the Total Environment, 856(Pt 1):159085.
• Noguera Z, Liz P; Charypkhan, Duriya; Rüegg, Simon; Hartnack, Sonja; Torgerson, Paul R (2022). Protocol of the Dual Burden of Animal and Human Zoonoses: A Systematic Review. Basel, Switzerland: PrePrints - The Multidisciplinary Preprint Platform.
• Lightowlers, Marshall W; Gasser, Robin B; Hemphill, Andrew; Romig, Thomas; Tamarozzi, Francesca; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R; Garcia, Hector H; Kern, Peter (2021). Advances in the treatment, diagnosis, control and scientific understanding of taeniid cestode parasite infections over the past 50 years. International Journal for Parasitology, 51(13-14):1167-1192.
• Abdrakhmanov, Sarsenbay K; Beisembayev, Kanatzhan K; Sultanov, Akmetzhan A; Mukhanbetkaliyev, Yersyn Y; Kadyrov, Ablaikhan S; Ussenbayev, Altay Y; Zhakenova, Aigerim Y; Torgerson, Paul R (2021). Modelling bluetongue risk in Kazakhstan. Parasites & Vectors, 14(1):491.
• Maurer, Lena M; Paslaru, Anca; Torgerson, Paul R; Veronesi, Eva; Mathis, Alexander (2021). Vector competence of Culicoides biting midges from Switzerland for African horse sickness virus and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 164(1):66-70.
• Noguera Zayas, Liz Paola; Rüegg, Simon R; Torgerson, Paul R (2021). The burden of zoonoses in Paraguay: A systematic review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(11):e0009909.
• Freitag, Johanna R B; Wilkens, Mirja R; Muscher-Banse, A S; Gerstner, Kerstin; Schnepel, N; Torgerson, Paul R; Liesegang, Annette (2021). Effects of diets differing in dietary cation-anion difference and calcium concentration on calcium homeostasis in neutered male sheep. Journal of Dairy Science, 104(11):11537-11552.
• Bucher, E; Torgerson, Paul R; Hertzberg, Hubertus (2021). Helminthenkontrolle bei Ziegen durch die gemeinsame Weidenutzung mit ­Rindern. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 163(9):565-576.
• Stäubli, Tamara; Rickli, Charlotte Isabelle; Torgerson, Paul R; Fraefel, Cornel; Lechmann, Julia (2021). Porcine teschovirus, sapelovirus, and enterovirus in Swiss pigs: multiplex RT-PCR investigation of viral frequencies and disease association. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 33(5):864-874.
• Kälin, Isabel; Henze, Inken S; Ringer, Simone K; Torgerson, Paul R; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Regula (2021). Comparison of recovery quality following Medetomidine versus Xylazine balanced isoflurane anaesthesia in horses: a retrospective analysis. Animals, 11(8):2440.
• Bernardo, T M; Bruce, M; Rushton, J; Shaw, A P M; Grace, D; Wieland, B; Herrero, M; Stone, M; Gilbert, W; Marsh, T L; Pendell, D L; Huntington, B; Bondad-Reantaso, M; Devleesschauwer, B; Havelaar, Arie H; Mesenhowski, S; Pigott, David; Stacey, D; Torgerson, P R; Watkins, K (2021). Global Burden of Animal Diseases: a novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture. Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics), 40(2):567-584.
• Paternoster, Giulia; Boo, Gianluca; Flury, Roman; Raimkulov, Kursanbek M; Minbaeva, Gulnara; Usubalieva, Jumagul; Bondarenko, Maksym; Müllhaupt, Beat; Deplazes, Peter; Furrer, Reinhard; Torgerson, Paul R (2021). Association between environmental and climatic risk factors and the spatial distribution of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(6):e0009498.
• Jung, Clarissa A; Torgerson, Paul R; Bolt, Roger; Grimm, F; Schädler, Julia; Albini, Sarah; Liesegang, Annette (2021). Alternatives to robenidine to control gastrointestinal disorders of weaner rabbits in the field. Veterinary and animal science, 13:100179.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Robertson, Lucy J (2021). Formal Comment; Tracing the source of infection of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis, neglected parasitic infections with long latency: The shaky road of “evidence” gathering. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3):e0009296.
• Rushton, J; Huntington, B; Gilbert, W; Herrero, M; Torgerson, Paul R; Shaw, A P M; Bruce, M; Marsh, T L; Pendell, D L; Bernardo, T M; Stacey, D; Grace, D; Watkins, K; Bondad-Reantaso, M; Devleesschauwer, B; Pigott, D M; Stone, M; Mesenhowski, S (2021). Roll-out of the global burden of animal diseases programme. The Lancet, 397(10279):1045-1046.
• Schreiber, Nora; Basso, Walter; Riond, Barbara; Willi, Barbara; Torgerson, Paul R; Deplazes, Peter (2021). Antibody kinetics and exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in cats: a seroepidemiological study. International Journal for Parasitology, 51(4):291-299.
• Klopfstein, Myriam; Leyer, Alexandra; Berchtold, Beat; Torgerson, Paul R; Meylan, Mireille (2021). Limitations in the implementation of control measures for bovine paratuberculosis in infected Swiss dairy and beef herds. PLoS ONE, 16(2):e0245836.
• Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Rössler, Anne-Sophie; Schade-Weskott, Eva; Torgerson, Paul R (2021). Epidemiology and control. In: Dalton, John. Fasciolosis (2nd edition). Oxford: CABI International, 180-210.
• Paslaru, Anca I; Verhulst, Niels O; Maurer, Lena M; Brendle, Alexsandra; Pauli, Nicole; Vögtlin, Andrea; Renzullo, Sandra; Ruedin, Yelena; Hoffmann, Bernd; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander; Veronesi, Eva (2021). Potential mechanical transmission of Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) by the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) through regurgitation and defecation. Current research in insect science, 1:100007.
• Abdybekova, A M; Assylbekova, S Z; Abdibayeva, A A; Zhaksylykova, A A; Barbol, B I; Aubakirov, M Z; Torgerson, Paul R (2021). Studies on the population biology of helminth parasites of fish species from the Caspian Sea drainage basin. Journal of Helminthology, 95:e12.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Shaw, A P M (2021). A simple metric to capture losses. The concept of an animal health loss envelope. OIE Bulletin (English Edition), Panorama:2-5.
• Corona, D; Ranninger, Elisabeth; Jörger, Fabiola Binia; Goldinger, E; Stefan, A; Torgerson, Paul R; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Regula (2020). Cats undergoing spay with medetomidine, ketamine and butorphanol develop arterial oxygen desaturation independent of surgical positioning and increased intraocular pressure in Trendelenburg position. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 162(9):539-550.
• Abdybekova, A M; Abdibayeva, A A; Popov, N N; Zhaksylykova, A A; Barbol, B I; Bozhbanov, B Z; Torgerson, Paul R (2020). Helminth parasites of fish of the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea and associated drainage basin. Helminthologia, 57(3):241-251.
• Weber, S; Ohlerth, Stefanie; Mosing, Martina; Torgerson, Paul R; Fürst, Anton; Bischofberger, Andrea S (2020). Ex vivo evaluation of the distribution of a mixture of mepivacaine 2% and iopromide following local infiltration of the infraorbital nerve via the infraorbital foramen. Equine Veterinary Education, 32(S11):65-70.
• Schoster, Angelika; Altermatt, Nicole; Torgerson, Paul R; Bischofberger, Andrea S (2020). Outcome and complications following transrectal and transabdominal large intestinal trocarization in equids with colic: 228 cases (2004–2015). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(2):189-195.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Robertson, Lucy J; Enemark, Heidi L; Foehr, Junwei; van der Giessen, Joke W B; Kapel, Christian M O; Klun, Ivana; Trevisan, Chiara (2020). Source attribution of human echinococcosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(6):e0008382.
• Alvarez Rojas, Cristian A; Kronenberg, Philipp A; Aitbaev, Sezdbek; Omorov, Rakhatbek A; Abdykerimov, Kubanychbek K; Paternoster, Giulia; Müllhaupt, Beat; Torgerson, Paul R; Deplazes, Peter (2020). Genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Kyrgyzstan: The A2 haplotype of E. multilocularis is the predominant variant infecting humans. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(5):e0008242.
• Kratzer, Gilles; Lewis, Fraser I; Willi, Barbara; Meli, Marina L; Boretti, Felicitas S; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina; Torgerson, Paul R; Furrer, Reinhard; Hartnack, Sonja (2020). Bayesian Network Modeling applied to Feline Calicivirus Infection among cats in Switzerland. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7:73.
• Abdybekova, A M; Zhang, Z; Sultanov, A A; Abdibayeva, A A; Zhaksylykova, A A; Junisbayeva, S M; Aubakirov, M Z; Akhmetova, G D; Torgerson, Paul R (2020). Genotypes of Echinococcus isolated from domestic livestock in Kazakhstan. Journal of Helminthology, 94:e69.
• Paternoster, Giulia; Boo, Gianluca; Wang, Craig; Minbaeva, Gulnara; Usubalieva, Jumagul; Raimkulov, Kursanbek Mamasalievich; Zhoroev, Abdykadyr; Abdykerimov, Kubanychbek Kudaibergenovich; Kronenberg, Philipp Andreas; Müllhaupt, Beat; Furrer, Reinhard; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R (2020). Epidemic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: an analysis of national surveillance data. The Lancet Global Health, 8(4):e603-e611.
• Hendrickx, Emilie; Thomas, Lian F; Dorny, Pierre; Bobić, Branko; Braae, Uffe Christian; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Eichenberger, Ramon M; Gabriël, Sarah; Saratsis, Anastasios; Torgerson, Paul R; Robertson, Lucy J; Dermauw, Veronique (2019). Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1):324.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Abdybekova, Aida M; Minbaeva, Gulnara; Shapiyeva, Zhanna; Thomas, Lian F; Dermauw, Veronique; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Gabriël, Sarah; Dorny, Pierre; Braae, Uffe Christian; Saratsis, Anastasios; Robertson, Lucy J; Bobić, Branko (2019). Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in central and western Asia and the Caucasus. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1):175.
• Lahmar, Samia; Torgerson, Paul R; Mhemmed, Hana; Tizaoui, Lamia; Mhadhbi, Néjib; Bani, Abdelkader; Driss, Hanan; Ghrissi, Nébiha; Makhzoumi, Manel; Ben Houidi, Amel; Dhibi, Mokhtar; Said, Yousra; Pozio, Edoardo; Boufana, Belgees (2019). Cystic echinococcosis and other helminth infections of wild boar in northeastern and northwestern regions of Tunisia. Parasitology, 146(10):1263-1274.
• Charypkhan, Duriya; Sultanov, Akhmetzhan A; Ivanov, Nikolay P; Baramova, Sholpan A; Taitubayev, Mereke K; Torgerson, Paul R (2019). Economic and health burden of brucellosis in Kazakhstan. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66(5):487-494.
• Trevisan, Chiara; Torgerson, Paul R; Robertson, Lucy J (2019). Foodborne Parasites in Europe: present status and future trends. Trends in Parasitology, 35(9):695-703.
• Hässig, Michael; Depka, D; Boo, G; Fabrikant, S I; Torgerson, Paul R (2019). Räumliche Unterschiede in der Prävalenz von Rinderkrankheiten in einer Nutztierpraxis. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 161(2):85-92.
• Fürst, Thomas; Yongvanit, Puangrat; Khuntikeo, Narong; Lun, Zhao-Rong; Haagsma, Juanita A; Torgerson, Paul R; Odermatt, Peter; Bürli, Christine; Chitnis, Nakul; Sithithaworn, Paiboon (2019). Food-borne Trematodiases in East Asia: Epidemiology and Burden. In: Utzinger, J; Yap, P; Bratschi, M; Steinmann, P. Neglected Tropical Diseases - East Asia. Cham: Springer (Bücher), 13-38.
• Li, Min; Havelaar, Arie H; Hoffmann, Sandra; Hald, Tine; Kirk, Martyn D; Torgerson, Paul R; Devleesschauwer, Brecht (2019). Global disease burden of pathogens in animal source foods, 2010. PLoS ONE, 14(6):e0216545.
• Bobić, Branko; Thomas, Lian F; Djaković, Olgica Djurković; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Dermauw, Veronique; Dorny, Pierre; Braae, Uffe Christian; Robertson, Lucy; Saratsis, Anastasios; Eichenberger, Ramon; Torgerson, Paul R (2018). Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in the Russian Federation. Parasites & Vectors, 11(1):636.
• Wang, Craig; Torgerson, Paul R; Kaplan, Ray M; George, Melissa M; Furrer, Reinhard (2018). Modelling anthelmintic resistance by extending eggCounts package to allow individual efficacy. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 8(3):386-393.
• Kuratli, Jasmin; Pesch, Theresa; Marti, Hanna; Leonard, Cory Ann; Blenn, Christian; Torgerson, Paul R; Borel, Nicole (2018). Water filtered infrared A and visible light (wIRA/VIS) irradiation reduces chlamydia trachomatis infectivity independent of targeted cytokine inhibition. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9:2757.
• Robertson, Lucy J; Torgerson, Paul R; van der Giessen, Joke (2018). Foodborne parasitic diseases in Europe: social cost-benefit analyses of interventions. Trends in Parasitology, 34(11):919-923.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Schweiger, Alexander; Deplazes, Peter; Pohar, Maja; Reichen, Jürg; Ammann, Rudolf W; Tarr, Philip E; Halkic, Nermin; Müllhaupt, Beat (2018). Corrigendum to "Alveolar echinococcosis: From a deadly disease to a well-controlled infection. Relative survival and economic analysis in Switzerland over the last 35 years" [J Hepatol 49 (2008) 72-77]. Journal of Hepatology, 69(5):1208.
• Echtermann, Thomas; Müntener, Cedric R; Torgerson, Paul R; Sidler, X; Kümmerlen, Dolf (2018). Etablierung von definierten Tages­dosierungen und definierten Gesamt­behandlungsdosierungen zur Messung des Antibiotikaverbrauchs in der ­Schweizer Schweineproduktion. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 160(10):597-605.
• Wagner, S; Guidi, V; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander; Schaffner, Francis (2018). Diversity and seasonal abundances of mosquitoes at potential arboviral transmission sites in two different climate zones in Switzerland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 32(2):175-185.
• Levecke, Bruno; Kaplan, Ray M; Thamsborg, Stig M; Torgerson, Paul R; Vercruysse, Jozef; Dobson, Robert J (2018). How to improve the standardization and the diagnostic performance of the fecal egg count reduction test?. Veterinary Parasitology, 253:71-78.
• Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Dorny, Pierre; Faes, Christel; Havelaar, Arie H; Torgerson, Paul R; Speybroeck, Niko (2018). Burden and risk assessment of foodborne parasites. In: Ortega, Y; Sterling, C. Foodborne parasites. Cham: Springer, 341-365.
• Paslaru, Anca Ioana; Mathis, Alexander; Torgerson, Paul R; Veronesi, Eva (2018). Vector competence of pre-alpine Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 4 and 8. Parasites & Vectors, 11(1):466.
• Veronesi, Eva; Paslaru, Anca; Silaghi, Cornelia; Tobler, Kurt; Glavinic, Uros; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander (2018). Experimental evaluation of infection, dissemination, and transmission rates for two West Nile virus strains in European Aedes japonicus under a fluctuating temperature regime. Parasitology Research, 117(6):1925-1932.
• Braun, Ueli; Warislohner, Sonja; Torgerson, Paul R; Nuss, Karl; Gerspach, Christian (2018). Clinical and laboratory findings in 503 cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis. BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1):66.
• Bebezov, Bakhadyr; Mamashev, Nurlan; Umetaliev, Tilek; Ziadinov, Iskender; Craig, Philip S; Joekel, Deborah E; Deplazes, Peter; Grimm, Felix; Torgerson, Paul R (2018). Intense focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(6):1119-1122.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Rüegg, Simon R; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette; Havelaar, Arie H; Shaw, Alexandra P.M; Rushton, Jonathan; Speybroeck, Niko (2018). zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases. One health, 5:40-45.
• Bischofberger, Andrea S; Fürst, Anton E; Torgerson, Paul R; Carstens, Ann; Hilbe, Monika; Kircher, Patrick R (2018). Use of a 3-Telsa magnet to perform delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the distal interphalangeal joint of horses with and without naturally occurring osteoarthritis. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(3):287-298.
• Otero-Abad, Belen; Armua-Fernandez, Maria Teresa; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R; Hartnack, Sonja (2017). Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1):612.
• Szelecsenyi, Arlette Cornelia; Giger, Urs; Golini, Lorenzo; Mothersill, Ian; Torgerson, Paul R; Steffen, Frank (2017). Survival in 76 cats with epilepsy of unknown cause: a retrospective study. Veterinary Record, 181(18):479-484.
• Shaw, A P M; Rushton, J; Roth, F; Torgerson, Paul R (2017). DALYs, dollars and dogs: How best to analyse the economics of controlling zoonoses. OIE Scientific and Technical Review, 36(1):147-161.
• Jaeger, Seraina; Virchow, F; Torgerson, Paul R; Bischoff, M; Biner, B; Hartnack, Sonja; Rüegg, Simon R (2017). Test characteristics of milk amyloid A ELISA, somatic cell count, and bacteriological culture for detection of intramammary pathogens that cause subclinical mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(9):7419-7426.
• van Kesteren, F; Mastin, A; Torgerson, P R; Mytynova, Bermet; Craig, P S (2017). Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 144(10):1328-1337.
• Pittavino, M; Dreyfus, A; Heuer, C; Benschop, J; Wilson, P; Collins-Emerson, J; Torgerson, P R; Furrer, Reinhard (2017). Data on Leptospira interrogans sv Pomona infection in Meat Workers in New Zealand. Data in Brief, 13:587-596.
• Abdybekova, Aida M; Sultanov, Akhmetzhan A; Dzhusupbekova, Nurgul M; Abdibayeva, Aigerim A; Zhaksylykova, Ainur A; Kerimbaeva, Raushan A; Akhmetova, Gulnazi D; Torgerson, Paul R (2017). Parasites of farmed marals in Kazakhstan. Small Ruminant Research, 153:142-145.
• Pittavino, M; Dreyfus, A; Heuer, C; Benschop, J; Wilson, P; Collins-Emerson, J; Torgerson, P R; Furrer, Reinhard (2017). Comparison between Generalized Linear Modelling and Additive Bayesian Network; Identification of Factors associated with the Incidence of Antibodies against Leptospira interrogans sv Pomona in Meat Workers in New Zealand. Acta Tropica, 173:191-199.
• Pendl, Wolfgang; Jenny, B; Torgerson, Paul R; Spring, P; Kümmerlen, Dolf; Sidler, X (2017). Auswirkungen einer Bestandesbetreuung auf das Vorkommen des Postpartalen Dysgalaktie Syndroms (PPDS) und die Tierbehandlungsinzidenz. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 159(2):109-116.
• Deplazes, P; Rinaldi, L; Alvarez Rojas, C A; Torgerson, P R; Harandi, M F; Romig, T; Antolova, D; Schurer, J M; Lahmar, S; Cringoli, G; Magambo, J; Thompson, R C A; Jenkins, E J (2017). Global distribution of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis. In: Thompson, R C A. Echinococcus and Echinococcosis, Part A. Deutschland: Elsevier, 315-493.
• Craig, P S; Hegglin, Daniel; Lightowlers, M W; Torgerson, Paul R; Wang, Q (2017). Echinococcosis: control and prevention. Advances in Parasitology, 96:55-158.
• Wang, Craig; Torgerson, Paul R; Höglund, Johan; Furrer, Reinhard (2017). Zero-inflated hierarchical models for faecal egg counts to assess anthelmintic efficacy. Veterinary Parasitology, 235:20-28.
• Otero-Abad, Belen; Rüegg, Simon R; Hegglin, Daniel; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R (2017). Mathematical modelling of Echinococcus multilocularis abundance in foxes in Zurich, Switzerland. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1):21.
• Lewis, Fraser I; Torgerson, Paul R (2017). The current and future burden of late-onset dementia in the United Kingdom: Estimates and interventions. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 13(1):38-44.
• Torgerson, Paul R (2016). Echinococcosis: Epidemics and Economics. In: International Scientific-Practical Conference "Veterinary Medicine in the 21st Century - Problems, Methods and Solutions", Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Professor Dr Nurgali Tassilovich Kadyrov, Astana, Kazakhstan, 27 October 2016 - 28 October 2016, 8-12.
• Baggenstos, Rhea; Dahinden, Tobias; Torgerson, Paul R; Bär, Hansruedi; Rapsch, Christina; Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela (2016). Validation of an interactive map assessing the potential spread of Galba truncatula as intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica in Switzerland. Geospatial Health, 11(2):137-143.
• Braae, Uffe Christian; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Gabriël, Sarah; Dorny, Pierre; Speybroeck, Niko; Magnussen, Pascal; Torgerson, Paul R; Johansen, Maria Vang (2016). CystiSim – an agent-based model for taenia solium transmission and control. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(12):e0005184.
• Meier, Lorena; Torgerson, Paul R; Hertzberg, Hubertus (2016). Vaccination of goats against Haemonchus contortus with the gut membrane proteins H11/H-gal-GP. Veterinary Parasitology, 229:15-21.
• Torgerson, Paul R (2016). Fresh fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms as transmission vehicles for Echinococcus multilocularis. Parasitology Research, 115(11):4447-4448.
• Sultanov, Akmetzhan A; Abdrakhmanov, Sarsenbay K; Abdybekova, Aida M; Karatayev, Bolat S; Torgerson, Paul R (2016). Rabies in Kazakhstan. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(8):e0004889.
• Counotte, Michel J; Minbaeva, Gulnara; Usubalieva, Jumagul; Abdykerimov, Kubanychbek; Torgerson, Paul R (2016). The Burden of Zoonoses in Kyrgyzstan: A Systematic Review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(7):e0004831.
• Robertson, Lucy J; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Alarcón de Noya, Belkisyolé; Noya González, Oscar; Torgerson, Paul R (2016). Trypanosoma cruzi: Time for International Recognition as a Foodborne Parasite. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(6):e0004656.
• Schönenberger, A C; Wagner, S; Tuten, H C; Schaffner, Francis; Torgerson, Paul R; Furrer, S; Mathis, Alexander; Silaghi, C (2016). Host preferences in host-seeking and blood-fed mosquitoes in Switzerland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30(1):39-52.
• Balestrino, F; Schaffner, Francis; Forgia, D L; Paslaru, A I; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander; Veronesi, E (2016). Field evaluation of baited traps for surveillance of Aedes japonicus japonicus in Switzerland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30(1):64-72.
• Hald, Tine; Aspinall, Willy; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Cooke, Roger; Corrigan, Tim; Havelaar, Arie H; Gibb, Herman J; Torgerson, Paul R; Kirk, Martyn D; Angulo, Fred J; Lake, Robin J; Speybroeck, Niko; Hoffmann, Sandra (2016). World Health Organization Estimates of the Relative Contributions of Food to the Burden of Disease Due to Selected Foodborne Hazards: A Structured Expert Elicitation. PLoS ONE, 11(1):e0145839.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Hagan, José E; Costa, Federico; Calcagno, Juan; Kane, Michael; Martinez-Silveira, Martha S; Goris, Marga G A; Stein, Claudia; Ko, Albert I; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette (2015). Global burden of leptospirosis: estimated in terms of disability adjusted life years. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(10):e0004122.
• Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Haagsma, Juanita A; Angulo, Frederick J; Bellinger, David C; Cole, Dana; Döpfer, Dörte; Fazil, Aamir; Fèvre, Eric M; Gibb, Herman J; Hald, Tine; Kirk, Martyn D; Lake, Robin J; Maertens de Noordhout, Charline; Mathers, Colin D; McDonald, Scott A; Pires, Sara M; Speybroeck, Niko; Thomas, M Kate; Torgerson, Paul R; Wu, Felicia; Havelaar, Arie H; Praet, Nicolas (2015). Methodological framework for World Health Organization estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease. PLoS ONE, 10(12):e0142498.
• Havelaar, Arie H; Kirk, Martyn D; Torgerson, Paul R; Gibb, Herman J; Hald, Tine; Lake, Robin J; Praet, Nicolas; Bellinger, David C; de Silva, Nilanthi R; Gargouri, Neyla; Speybroeck, Niko; Cawthorne, Amy; Mathers, Colin; Stein, Claudia; Angulo, Frederick J; Devleesschauwer, Brecht (2015). World Health Organization global estimates and regional comparisons of the burden of foodborne disease in 2010. PLoS Medicine, 12(12):e1001923.
• Kirk, Martyn D; Pires, Sara M; Black, Robert E; Caipo, Marisa; Crump, John A; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Döpfer, Dörte; Fazil, Aamir; Fischer-Walker, Christa L; Hald, Tine; Hall, Aron J; Keddy, Karen H; Lake, Robin J; Lanata, Claudio F; Torgerson, Paul R; Havelaar, Arie H; Angulo, Frederick J (2015). World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 22 foodborne bacterial, protozoal, and viral diseases, 2010: a data synthesis. PLoS Medicine, 12(12):e1001921.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Praet, Nicolas; Speybroeck, Niko; Willingham, Arve Lee; Kasuga, Fumiko; Rokni, Mohammad B; Zhou, Xiao-Nong; Fèvre, Eric M; Sripa, Banchob; Gargouri, Neyla; Fürst, Thomas; Budke, Christine M; Carabin, Hélène; Kirk, Martyn D; Angulo, Frederick J; Havelaar, Arie; de Silva, Nilanthi (2015). World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases, 2010: a data synthesis. PLoS Medicine, 12(12):e1001920.
• Mavrot, Fabien; Hertzberg, Hubertus; Torgerson, Paul R (2015). Effect of gastro-intestinal nematode infection on sheep performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Parasites & Vectors, 8:557.
• Mastin, A; van Kesteren, F; Torgerson, Paul R; Ziadinov, I; Mytynova, B; Rogan, M T; Tursunov, T; Craig, P S (2015). Risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs from the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Helminthology, 89(6):655-663.
• Afonso, E; Knapp, J; Tête, N; Umhang, G; Rieffel, D; van Kesteren, F; Ziadinov, I; Craig, P S; Torgerson, Paul R; Giraudoux, P (2015). Echinococcus multilocularis in Kyrgyzstan: similarity in the Asian EmsB genotypic profiles from village populations of Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) and dogs in the Alay valley. Journal of Helminthology, 89(6):664-670.
• Abdybekova, A; Sultanov, A; Karatayev, B; Zhumabayeva, A; Shapiyeva, Z; Yeshmuratov, T; Toksanbayev, D; Shalkeev, R; Torgerson, Paul R (2015). Epidemiology of echinococcosis in Kazakhstan: an update. Journal of Helminthology, 89(6):647-650.
• Boufana, B; Lett, W; Lahmar, S; Griffiths, A; Jenkins, D J; Buishi, I; Engliez, S A; Alrefadi, M A; Eljaki, A A; Elmestiri, F M; Reyes, M M; Pointing, S; Al-Hindi, A; Torgerson, Paul R; Okamoto, M; Craig, P S (2015). Canine echinococcosis: genetic diversity of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from definitive hosts. Journal of Helminthology, 89(6):689-698.
• Costa, Federico; Hagan, José E; Calcagno, Juan; Kane, Michael; Torgerson, Paul R; Martinez-Silveira, Martha S; Stein, Claudia; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette; Ko, Albert I (2015). Global morbidity and mortality of Leptospirosis: a systematic review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(9):e0003898.
• Torgerson, Paul R (2015). Bovine TB in the pilot badger cull zone in Gloucestershire. Veterinary Record, 176(22):578-579.
• Rinaldi, Laura; Catalan, Dolores; Musella, Vincenzo; Cecconi, Lorenzo; Hertzberg, Hubertus; Torgerson, Paul R; Mavrot, Fabien; de Waal, Theo; Selemetas, Nikolaos; Coll, Tom; Bosco, Antonio; Biggeri, Annibale; Cringoli, Giuseppe (2015). Haemonchus contortus: spatial risk distribution for infection in sheep in Europe. Geospatial Health, 9(2):325-331.
• Rinaldi, Laura; Biggeri, Annibale; Musella, Vincenzo; de Waal, Theo; Hertzberg, Hubertus; Mavrot, Fabien; Torgerson, Paul R; Selemetas, Nikolaos; Coll, Tom; Bosco, Antonio; Grisotto, Laura; Cringoli, Giuseppe; Catelan, Dolores (2015). Sheep and Fasciola hepatica in Europe: the GLOWORM experience. Geospatial Health, 9(2):309-317.
• McDonald, Scott A; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Speybroeck, Niko; Hens, Niel; Praet, Nicolas; Torgerson, Paul R; Havelaar, Arie H; Wu, Felicia; Tremblay, Marlène; Amene, Ermias W; Döpfer, Dörte (2015). Data-driven methods for imputing national-level incidence in global burden of disease studies. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 93(4):228-236.
• Balmer, Nicole; Torgerson, Paul R; Hertzberg, Hubertus (2015). Strategic control of gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing sheep with a long-acting moxidectin formulation. Small Ruminant Research, 126:80-89.
• Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Torgerson, Paul R (2015). Bovine fasciolosis: control strategies based on the location of Galba truncatula habitats on farms. Veterinary Parasitology, 208(1-2):77-83.
• Torgerson, Paul R (2015). Bovine TB in the pilot badger cull zone in Gloucestershire. Veterinary Record, 176(12):315.
• Allen, C; Dalzell, F; Eastwood, B; Edwards, R; Elliott, P; Hale, G; Hale, G; Jones, M; Knight, A; Lewis, J; McGill, I; Menache, A; Southgate, P; Torgerson, P R (2015). Bovine TB in the pilot badger cull zone in Gloucestershire. Veterinary Record, 176(10):258-260.
• Rose, H; Rinaldi, L; Bosco, A; Mavrot, F; de Waal, T; Skuce, P; Charlier, J; Torgerson, P R; Hertzberg, H; Hendrickx, G; Vercruysse, J; Morgan, E R (2015). Widespread anthelmintic resistance in European farmed ruminants: a systematic review. Veterinary Record, 176(21):546.
• Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Praet, Nicolas; Speybroeck, Niko; Torgerson, Paul R; Haagsma, Juanita A; De Smet, Kris; Murrell, K Darwin; Pozio, Edoardo; Dorny, Pierre (2015). The low global burden of trichinellosis: evidence and implications. International Journal for Parasitology, 45(2-3):95-99.
• Paul, Michaela; Torgerson, Paul R; Högland, Johan; Furrer, Reinhard (2014). Hierarchical modelling of faecal egg counts to assess anthelmintic efficacy. ArXiv.org 1401.2642, Cornell University.
• Yewhalaw, D; Hamels, S; Getachew, Y; Torgerson, P R; Anagnostou, M; Legesse, W; Kloos, H; Duchateau, L; Speybroeck, N (2014). Water resource developments in Ethiopia: potential benefits and negative impacts on the environment, vector-borne diseases, and food security. Environmental Reviews, 22(4):364-371.
• Sultanov, A; et al; Torgerson, P R (2014). Epidemiology of fishborne trematodiasis in Kazakhstan. Acta Tropica, 138:60-66.
• Lahmar, Samia; Boufana, Belgees; Jebabli, Leila; Craig, Phillip S; Ayari, Hayet; Basti, Talha; Dhibi, Mokhtar; Torgerson, Paul R (2014). Modelling the transmission dynamics of cystic echinococcosis in donkeys of different ages from Tunisia. Veterinary Parasitology, 205(1-2):119-124.
• Künzler, Rahel; Torgerson, Paul R; Keller, Selina; Wittenbrink, M M; Stephan, Roger; Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Berchtold, Beat; Meylan, Mireille (2014). Observed management practices in relation to the risk of infection with paratuberculosis and to the spread of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Swiss dairy and beef herds. BMC Veterinary Research, 10:132.
• Murri, Sarah; Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Torgerson, Paul R; Hertzberg, Hubertus (2014). Frequency of eprinomectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of goats in canton Berne, Switzerland. Veterinary Parasitology, 203(1-2):114-119.
• Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Havelaar, Arie H; Maertens de Noordhout, Charline; Haagsma, Juanita A; Praet, Nicolas; Dorny, Pierre; Duchateau, Luc; Torgerson, Paul R; Van Oyen, Herman; Speybroeck, Niko (2014). Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease. International Journal of Public Health, 59(3):565-569.
• Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Havelaar, Arie H; Maertens de Noordhout, Charline; Haagsma, Juanita A; Praet, Nicolas; Dorny, Pierre; Duchateau, Luc; Torgerson, Paul R; Van Oyen, Herman; Speybroeck, Niko (2014). DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach. International Journal of Public Health, 59(3):571-574.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Paul, Michaela; Furrer, Reinhard (2014). Evaluating faecal egg count reduction using a specifically designed package "eggCounts" in R and a user friendly web interface. International Journal for Parasitology, 44(5):299-303.
• Lewis, Fraser I; Otero-Abad, Belen; Hegglin, Daniel; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R (2014). Dynamics of the force of infection: insights from echinococcus multilocularis infection in foxes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(3):e2731.
• Torgerson, P R (2014). Helminth-Cestode: Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus mutilocularis. In: Motarjemi, Y. Encyclopedia of Food Safety. Waltham, MA: Elsevier, 63-69.
• Torgerson, Paul R; de Silva, Nilanthi R; Fèvre, Eric M; Kasuga, Fumiko; Rokni, Mohammad B; Zhou, Xiao-Nong; Sripa, Banchob; Gargouri, Neyla; Willingham, Arve Lee; Stein, Claudia (2014). The global burden of foodborne parasitic diseases: an update. Trends in Parasitology, 30(1):20-26.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Mastroiacovo, P (2013). The global burden of congenital toxoplasmosis: a systematic review. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, 91:501-508.
• Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Torgerson, Paul R; Charlier, Johannes; Levecke, Bruno; Praet, Nicolas; Dorny, Pierre; Berkvens, Dirk; Speybroeck, Niko (2013). Package ‘prevalence’. On Line: The Comprehensive R Archive Network.
• Van Kesteren, F; Torgerson, Paul R; et al (2013). Dog ownership, dog behaviour and transmission of Echinococcus spp. in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 140(13):1674-1684.
• Moss, J E; Torgerson, P R; et al (2013). Reinfection studies of canine echinococcosis and role of dogs in transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis in Tibetan communities, Sichuan, China. Parasitology, 140(13):1685-1692.
• Eichenberger, R M; Lewis, F; Gabriël, S; Dorny, P; Torgerson, P R; Deplazes, P (2013). Multi-test analysis and model-based estimation of the prevalence of Taenia saginata cysticercus infection in naturally infected dairy cows in the absence of a 'gold standard' reference test. International journal for parasitology, 43(10):853-859.
• Morgan, E R; Charlier, J; Hendrickx, G; Biggeri, A; Catalan, D; von Samson-Himmelstjerna, G; Demeler, J; Müller, E; van Dijk, J; Kenyon, F; Skuce, P; Höglund, J; O'Kiely, P; van Ranst, B; de Waal, T; Rinaldi, L; Cringoli, G; Hertzberg, H; Torgerson, P R; Wolstenholme, A; Vercruysse, J (2013). Global change and helminth infections in grazing ruminants in europe: impacts, trends and sustainable solutions. Agriculture:484-502.
• Macpherson, C N L; Torgerson, P R (2013). Dogs and cestode zoonoses. In: Macpherson, C N L; Meslin, F X; Wandeler, A I. Dogs, Zoonoses and Public Health (2.Auflage). Wallingford UK: CABI Publishing, 127-152.
• Usubalieva, Jumagul; Minbaeva, Gulnara; Ziadinov, Iskender; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R (2013). Human Alveolar Echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19(7):1095-1097.
• Otero-Abad, Belen; Torgerson, Paul R (2013). A systematic review of the epidemiology of echinococcosis in domestic and wild animals. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(6):e2249.
• Torgerson, Paul R (2013). The emergence of echinococcosis in central Asia. Parasitology, 140(13):1667-1673.
• Torgerson, Paul R (2013). One world health: Socioeconomic burden and parasitic disease control priorities. Veterinary Parasitology, 195(3-4):223-232.
• Azuhnwi, B N; Hertzberg, H; Arrigo, Y; Gutzwiller, A; Hess, H D; Mueller-Harvey, I; Torgerson, P R; Kreuzer, M; Dohme-Meier, F (2013). Investigation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) cultivar differences on nitrogen balance and fecal egg count in artificially infected lambs. Journal of animal science, 91:2343-2354.
• Minbaeva, G; Schweiger, A; Bodosheva, A; Kuttubaev, O; Hehl, A B; Tanner, I; Ziadinov, I; Torgerson, P R; Deplazes, P (2013). Toxoplasma gondii infection in Kyrgyzstan: Seroprevalence, risk factor analysis, and astimate of congenital and AIDS-related toxoplasmosis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(2):e2043.
• Hatnack, Sonja; Budke, Christine M; Craig, Philip S; Jiamin, Qiu; Boufana, Belgees; Campos-Ponce, Maiza; Torgerson, Paul R (2013). Latent-Class methods to evaluate diagnostics tests for echinococcus infections in dogs. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(2):e2068.
• Ringer, Simone K; Portier, Karine; Torgerson, Paul R; Castagno, Rachel; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Regula (2013). The effects of a loading dose followed by constant rate infusion of xylazine compared with romifidine on sedation, ataxia and response to stimuli in horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 40(2):157-165.
• Lahmar, S; Trifi, M; Naceur, S Ben; Bouchhima, T; Lahouar, N; Lamouchi, I; Maâmouri, N; Selmi, R; Dhibi, M; Torgerson, Paul R (2013). Cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered domestic ruminants from Tunisia. Journal of Helminthology, 87(03):318-325.
• Lewis, Fraser I; Torgerson, P R (2012). A tutorial in estimating the prevalence of disease in humans and animals in the absence of a gold standard diagnostic. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 9:9.
• Abdybekova, A M; Torgerson, P R (2012). Frequency distribution of helminths of wolves in Kazakhstan. Veterinary Parasitology, 184(2-4):348-351.
• Hartnack, S; Torgerson, P R (2012). The accuracy of the single intradermal comparative skin test for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis - estimated from a systematic literature search. Mycobacterial Diseases, 2(6):1000120.
• Torgerson, P R; Paul, M; Lewis, F I (2012). The contribution of simple random sampling to observed variations in faecal egg counts. Veterinary Parasitology, 188(3-4):397-401.
• Barnes, T S; Deplazes, P; Gottstein, B; Jenkins, D J; Mathis, A; Siles-Lucas, M; Torgerson, P R; Ziadinov, I; Heath, D D (2012). Challenges for diagnosis and control of cystic hydatid disease. Acta Tropica, 123(1):1-7.
• Lewis, F; Sanchez-Vazquez, M J; Torgerson, P R (2012). Association between covariates and disease occurrence in the presence of diagnostic error. Epidemiology and Infection, 140(08):1515-1524.
• Hoeskstra, J; Hart, A; Boobis, A; Claupein, E; Cockburn, A; Hunt, A; Knudsen, I; Richardson, D; Schilter, B; Schütte, K; Torgerson, P R; Verhagen, H; Watzl, B; Chiodini, A (2012). BRAFO tiered approach for benefit–risk assessment of foods. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 50 Suppl:S684-98.
• Bruzinskaité-Schmidhalter, R; Sarkunas, M; Malakauskas, A; Mathis, A; Torgerson, P R; Deplazes, P (2011). Helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Lithuania. Parasitology:1-8.
• Schnyder, M; Maurelli, M P; Morgoglione, M E; Kohler, L; Deplazes, P; Torgerson, P R; Cringoli, G; Rinaldi, L (2011). Comparison of faecal techniques including FLOTAC for copromicroscopic detection of first stage larvae of angiostrongylus vasorum. Parasitology Research, 109(1):63-69.
• Heinzmann, D; Barbour, A D; Torgerson, P R (2011). Shot noise processes for clumped parasite infections with time-dependent decay dynamics. Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics, 2(2):83-201.
• Torgerson, P R; Macpherson, C N L; Vuitton, D A (2011). Cystic echinococcosis. In: Palmer, S R; Soulsby, L; Torgerson, P R; Brown, D W G. Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses. Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 650-668.
• Budke, C M; Carabin, H; Torgerson, P R (2011). Health impact assessment and burden of zoonotic diseases. In: Palmer, S R; Soulsby, L; Torgerson, P R; Brown, D W G. Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses. Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 30-37.
• Edited by: Palmer, S R; Soulsby, L; Torgerson, Paul R; Brown, D W G (2011). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Oxford textbook of zoonoses. Biology, clinical practice, and public health control.
• Torgerson, P R; Macpherson, C N (2011). The socioeconomic burden of parasitic zoonoses: global trends. Veterinary Parasitology, 182(1):79-95.
• Eckert, J; Deplazes, P; Kern, P (2011). Alveolar echinococcosis (Echinococcus multilocularis) and neotropical forms of echinococcosis (Echinococcus vogeli and Echinococcus oligarthrus). In: Palmer, S R; Soulsby, L; Torgerson, Paul R; Brown, D W G. Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control. United States of America: Oxford University Press, 669-699.
• Heinzmann, D; Barbour, A D; Torgerson, P R (2011). A mechanistic individual-based two-host interaction model for the transmission of a parasitic disease. International Journal of Biomathematics, 4(4):443-460.
• Torgerson, P R; Craig, P (2010). Investigating the burden of parasitic zoonotic diseases. In: The Control of Neglected Zoonotic Diseases: Community-Based Interventions for Prevention and Control, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 November 2010 - 24 November 2010, 20-21.
• Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Rüegg, S; Torgerson, Paul R; Rapsch, C; Grimm, Felix; Hässig, Michael; Deplazes, Peter; Braun, Ueli (2010). Efficiency of control of bovine fasciolosis. In: XXVI World Buiatrics Congress, Santiago, Chile, 14 November 2010 - 18 November 2010.
• Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R; Rapsch, C; Meli, Marina L; Braun, Ueli (2010). Bovine Fasciolose in der Schweiz: Bedeutung und Bekämpfung. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 152(5):223-229.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Torgerson, David J (2010). Public health and bovine tuberculosis: what's all the fuss about?. Trends in Microbiology, 18(2):67-72.
• Almeida, F A; Garcia, K C O D; Torgerson, P R; Amarante, A (2010). Multiple resistance to anthelmintics by Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis in sheep in Brazil. Parasitology International, 59(4):622-625.
• Torgerson, P R; Keller, K; Magnotta, M; Ragland, N (2010). The global burden of alveolar echinococcosis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 4(6):e722.
• Torgerson, P R (2010). Financial burdens and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Echinococcosis. In: Preedy, V R; Watson, R R. Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, 1373-1390.
• Ziadinov, I; Deplazes, P; Mathis, A; Mutunova, B; Abdykerimov, K; Nurgaziev, R; Torgerson, P R (2010). Frequency distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis and other helminths of foxes in Kyrgyzstan. Veterinary Parasitology, 171(3-4):286-292.
• Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Rüegg, Simon R; Torgerson, Paul R; Rapsch, C; Grimm, Felix; Hässig, Michael; Deplazes, P; Braun, Ueli (2010). Control of bovine fasciolosis in dairy cattle in Switzerland with emphasis on pasture management. Veterinary Journal, 186(2):188-191.
• Bružinskaitė, R; Sarkūnas, M; Torgerson, P R; Mathis, A; Deplazes, P (2009). Echinococcosis in pigs and intestinal infection with Echinococcus spp. in dogs in southwestern Lithuania. Veterinary Parasitology, 160(3-4):237-241.
• Torgerson, P R; Rosenheim, K; Tanner, I; Ziadinov, I; Grimm, F; Brunner, M; Shaiken, S; Shaikenov, B; Rysmukhambetova, A; Deplazes, P (2009). Echinococcosis, toxocarosis and toxoplasmosis screening in a rural community in eastern Kazakhstan. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 14(3):341-348.
• Heinzmann, D; Barbour, A D; Torgerson, P R (2009). Compound processes as models for clumped parasite data. Mathematical Biosciences, 222(1):27-35.
• Ziadinov, I; Mutunova, B; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander; Deplazes, P (2009). Epidemiologie der Echinococcose in Kirgistan. In: Aschenbach, J R; Gaebel, G; Daugschies, A. Proceedings.Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe "Parasitologie und parasitäre Krankheiten". Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 106-107.
• Torgerson, P R; Ziadinov, I; Aknazarov, D; Nurgaziev, R; Deplazes, P (2009). Modelling the age variation of larval protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus in sheep. International Journal for Parasitology, 39(9):1031-1035.
• Torgerson, P R; Deplazes, P (2009). Echinococcosis: diagnosis and diagnostic interpretation in population studies. Trends in Parasitology, 25(4):164-70.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Torgerson, D (2008). Does risk to humans justify high cost of fighting bovine TB?. Nature, 455(7216):1029.
• Rapsch, C; Dahinden, T; Heinzmann, D; Torgerson, Paul R; Braun, Ueli; Deplazes, P; Hurni, L; Bär, H; Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela (2008). An interactive map to assess the potential spread of Lymnaea truncatula and the free-living stages of Fasciola hepatica in Switzerland. Veterinary Parasitology, 154(3-4):242-249.
• Rüegg, Simon R; Heinzmann, D; Barbour, A D; Torgerson, Paul R (2008). Estimation of the transmission dynamics of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in horses.. Parasitology, 135(5):555-565.
• Borel, Nicole; Kempf, E; Hotzel, H; Schubert, E; Torgerson, Paul R; Slickers, P; Ehricht, R; Tasara, Taurai; Pospischil, A; Sachse, K (2008). Direct identification of chlamydiae from clinical samples using a DNA microarray assay: a validation study. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 22(1):55-64.
• Ziadinov, I; Mathis, Alexander; Trachsel, Dagmar S; Rysmukhambetova, A; Abdyjaparov, T A; Kuttubaev, O T; Deplazes, P; Torgerson, Paul R (2008). Canine echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: using prevalence data adjusted for measurement error to develop transmission dynamics models. International Journal for Parasitology, 38(10):1179-90.
• Heinzmann, D; Torgerson, Paul R (2008). Evaluating parasite densities and estimation of parameters in transmission systems. Parasite (Paris, France), 15(3):477-483.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Schweiger, A; Deplazes, P; Pohar, M; Reichen, J; Ammann, R W; Tarr, P E; Halkik, N; Müllhaupt, B (2008). Alveolar echinococcosis: from a deadly disease to a well-controlled infection. Relative survival and economic analysis in Switzerland over the last 35 years. Journal of Hepatology, 49(1):72-77.
• Hoelzle, K; Grimm, J; Ritzmann, M; Heinritzi, K; Torgerson, Paul R; Hamburger, A; Wittenbrink, M M; Hoelzle, L E (2007). Use of recombinant antigens to detect antibodies against Mycoplasma suis, with correlation of serological results to hematological findings. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology : CVI, 14(12):1616-1622.
• Rüegg, Simon R; Torgerson, Paul R; Deplazes, P; Mathis, A (2007). Age-dependent dynamics of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in southwest Mongolia based on IFAT and/or PCR prevalence data from domestic horses and ticks. Parasitology, 134(7):939-947.
• Artho, Romana Seraina; Schnyder, Manuela; Kohler, L; Torgerson, Paul R; Hertzberg, H (2007). Avermectin-resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of Boer goats and Dorper sheep in Switzerland. Veterinary Parasitology, 144(1-2):68-73.
• Schweizer, G; Meli, Marina L; Torgerson, Paul R; Lutz, H; Deplazes, P; Braun, Ueli (2007). Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in the intermediate host Lymnaea truncatula detected by real time TaqMan PCR in populations from 70 Swiss farms with cattle husbandry. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2):164-169.
• Rapsch, C; Schweizer, Gabriela; Grimm, Felix; Kohler, L; Bauer, C; Deplazes, P; Braun, Ueli; Torgerson, Paul R (2006). Estimating the true prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle slaughtered in Switzerland in the absence of an absolute diagnostic test. International Journal for Parasitology, 36(10-11):1153-1158.
• Schweizer, G; Ehrensperger, F; Torgerson, Paul R; Braun, Ueli (2006). Clinical findings and treatment of 94 cattle presumptively diagnosed with listeriosis. Veterinary Record, 158(17):588-592.
• Jacober, P; Ochs, H; Torgerson, Paul R; Schnyder, Manuela; Deplazes, Peter (2006). A method for sheep scab control by applying selective treatment based on flock serology. Veterinary Parasitology, 136(3-4):373-378.
• Schweizer, Gabriel; Braun, Ueli; Deplazes, P; Torgerson, Paul R (2005). Estimating the financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Switzerland. Veterinary Record, 157(7):188-193.
• Torgerson, Paul R; Schnyder, Manuela; Hertzberg, Hubertus (2005). Detection of anthelmintic resistance: a comparison of mathematical techniques. Veterinary Parasitology, 128(3-4):291-298.
• Schnyder, Manuela; Torgerson, Paul R; Schönmann, M; Kohler, L; Hertzberg, H (2005). Multiple anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus contortus isolated from South African Boer goats in Switzerland. Veterinary Parasitology, 128(3-4):285-290.
• Walker, Mirjam; Rossignol, Jean François; Torgerson, Paul R; Hemphill, Andrew (2004). In vitro effects of nitazoxanide on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces and metacestodes. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 54(3):609-616.
• Štefanić, Saša; Shaikenov, Block S; Deplazes, Peter; Dinkel, Anke; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander (2004). Polymerase chain reaction for detection of patent infections of Echinococcus granulosus (“sheep strain”) in naturally infected dogs. Parasitology Research, 92(4):347-351.