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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A systems approach to evaluate One Health initiatives Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5, 23. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00023
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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, 287–298. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.79.3.287
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Burden and risk assessment of foodborne parasites In Y. Ortega & C. Sterling (Eds.), Foodborne parasites (pp. 341–365). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67664-7_15
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Evaluating the contributions of One Health initiatives to social sustainability In S. Rüegg, B. Häsler, & J. Zinsstag (Eds.), Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health (pp. 86–125). Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-875-9
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Septic keratitis in dogs, cats, and horses in Switzerland: associated bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility Veterinary Ophthalmology, 21, 66–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.12480
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Vector competence of pre-alpine Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 4 and 8 Parasites & Vectors, 11, 466. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3050-y
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Intense focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24, 1119–1122. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.161641
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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, 142–147. https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7581
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Pododermatitis in group housed rabbit does in Switzerland—Prevalence, severity and risk factors Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 158, 114–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.06.011
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Mathematical modelling of Echinococcus multilocularis transmission in foxes in Zurich (Switzerland) (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-153596
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Clinical and laboratory findings in 503 cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis BMC Veterinary Research, 14, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1394-3
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zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases One Health, 5, 40–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2017.11.003
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One Health governance: knowledge integration in One Health policy formulation, implementation and evaluation In S. Rüegg, B. Häsler, & J. Zinsstag (Eds.), Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health (pp. 228–245). Wageningen Academic Publishers.
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A One Health evaluation of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5, 33. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00033
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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, 1925–1932. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5886-7
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Evaluation of integrated approaches to health with a focus on One Health In S. Rüegg, B. Häsler, & J. Zinsstag (Eds.), Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health (pp. 14–21). Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-875-9
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Evaluating diagnostic tests in veterinary medicine (Habilitation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-169380
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A One Health evaluation framework In S. R. Rüegg, B. Häsler, & J. Zinsstag (Eds.), Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health (pp. 39–85). Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-875-9
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Initiation of Global Burden of Animal Diseases Programme The Lancet, 392, 538–540. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31472-7
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Health solutions: theoretical foundations of the shift from sectoral to integrated systems In S. Rüegg, B. Häsler, & J. Zinsstag (Eds.), Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health (pp. 22–37). Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-875-9