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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Resource-effective serosurveillance for the detection of West Nile Virus in Switzerland using abattoir samples of free-range laying hens Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 19, 222–224. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2018.2319
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Räumliche Unterschiede in der Prävalenz von Rinderkrankheiten in einer Nutztierpraxis Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 161, 85–92. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00195
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Spaying dogs before or after the onset of puberty different risk for acquired urinary incontinence Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 54, 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.13449
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Food-borne Trematodiases in East Asia: Epidemiology and Burden In J. Utzinger, P. Yap, M. Bratschi, & P. Steinmann (Eds.), Neglected Tropical Diseases - East Asia (pp. 13–38). Springer (Bücher). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12008-5_2
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The impact of anaesthesia protocols on BOLD fMRI validity in laboratory rodents –a systematic review (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-175731
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Global disease burden of pathogens in animal source foods, 2010 PLoS ONE, 14, e0216545. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216545
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Leptospirosis research at the muna-animal interface (Habilitation, University of Zurich)
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EVOLvINC: EValuating knOwLedge INtegration Capacity in multistakeholder governance Ecology and Society, 24, art36. https://doi.org/10.5751/es-10935-240236
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Modelling anthelmintic resistance by extending eggCounts package to allow individual efficacy International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 8, 386–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2018.07.003
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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in the Russian Federation Parasites & Vectors, 11, 636. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3236-3
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Prediction of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated cardiac surgical patients: the performance of seven different functional hemodynamic parameters BMC Anesthesiology, 18, 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0520-x
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Water filtered infrared A and visible light (wIRA/VIS) irradiation reduces chlamydia trachomatis infectivity independent of targeted cytokine inhibition Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 2757. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02757
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Foodborne parasitic diseases in Europe: social cost-benefit analyses of interventions Trends in Parasitology, 34, 919–923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2018.05.007
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Optimising cost-effectiveness of freedom from disease surveillance—Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8 as an example Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 160, 145–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.02.009
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Seroprevalence and herd-level risk factors for seroprevalence of Leptospira spp. in sheep, beef cattle and deer in New Zealand New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 66, 302–311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00480169.2018.1507770
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Etablierung von definierten Tagesdosierungen und definierten Gesamtbehandlungsdosierungen zur Messung des Antibiotikaverbrauchs in der Schweizer Schweineproduktion GST-Bulletin, 160, 597–605. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00179
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The influence of spaying and its timing relative to the onset of puberty on urinary and general behaviour in Labrador Retrievers Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 53, 1184–1190. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.13225
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Integrated approaches to health: a handbook for the evaluation of One Health Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-875-9
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UV-light and dietary vitamin D and their effects on ionized calcium and 25-OH-D plasma concentrations in captive gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 102, 1419–1428. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12941
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Diversity and seasonal abundances of mosquitoes at potential arboviral transmission sites in two different climate zones in Switzerland Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 32, 175–185. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12292