About Us

The section of epidemiology is lead by Prof. Paul Torgerson in collaboration with three senior research assistants. We are involved in many projects at the university of Zurich and elsewere. The collaborators working in our offices at the Tierspital in Zürich are listed on the Staff page.
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Our Publications on ZORA
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Publications
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One Health governance: knowledge integration in One Health policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. In: Rüegg, Simon; Häsler, B; Zinsstag, J. Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 228-245.
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Health solutions: theoretical foundations of the shift from sectoral to integrated systems. In: Rüegg, Simon; Häsler, B; Zinsstag, J. Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 22-37.
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Evaluation of integrated approaches to health with a focus on One Health. In: Rüegg, Simon; Häsler, B; Zinsstag, J. Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 14-21.
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Evaluating diagnostic tests in veterinary medicine. 2018, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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A One Health evaluation framework. In: Rüegg, Simon R; Häsler, Barbara; Zinsstag, Jakob. Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 39-85.
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Growth potential of Listeria monocytogenes in six different RTE fruit products: impact of food matrix, storage temperature and shelf life. Italian journal of food safety, 7(3):142-147.
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Mathematical modelling of Echinococcus multilocularis transmission in foxes in Zurich (Switzerland). 2018, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Pododermatitis in group housed rabbit does in Switzerland—Prevalence, severity and risk factors. Preventive veterinary medicine, 158:114-121.
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Initiation of Global Burden of Animal Diseases Programme. The Lancet, 392(10147):538-540.
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Vector competence of pre-alpine Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 4 and 8. Parasites & Vectors, 11(1):466.
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Clinical and laboratory findings in 503 cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis. BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1):66.
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Intense focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(6):1119-1122.
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Evaluating the contributions of One Health initiatives to social sustainability. In: Rüegg, Simon; Häsler, Barbara; Zinsstag, Jakob. Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 86-125.
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zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases. One health, 5:40-45.
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A One Health evaluation of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5(33):33.
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Knowledge integration in One Health policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 96(3):211-218.
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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.
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Septic keratitis in dogs, cats, and horses in Switzerland: associated bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility. Veterinary Ophthalmology, 21(1):66-75.
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Effects of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 on serum creatinine concentration and development of acute kidney injury in nonazotemic cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 31(6):1749-1756.