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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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.
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Variation in fat content between liver lobes and comparison with histopathological scores in dairy cows with fatty liver. BMC Veterinary Research, 13(1):98.
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PrfA activation at the single cell level in Listeria monocytogenes. 2017, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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Population structure and virulence gene profiles of Streptococcus agalactiae collected worldwide from different hosts. 2017, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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Toxocariasis in Africa: a One Health perspective. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 20:3-4.
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The influence of aluminium, steel and polyurethane shoeing systems and of the unshod hoof on the injury risk of a horse kick. An ex vivo experimental study. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 30(5):339-345.
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Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1):612.
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Cross-sectional serological survey for leptospira spp. in beef and dairy cattle in two districts in Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(11):1421.
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Survival in 76 cats with epilepsy of unknown cause: a retrospective study. Veterinary Record, 181(18):479-484.
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One Health Economics to confront disease threats. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111(6):235-237.
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The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks. Archives of Public Health, 75:64.
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Test characteristics of milk amyloid A ELISA, somatic cell count and bacteriological culture for detection of intramammary pathogens that cause subclinical mastitis. 2017, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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Ist die plastische Deformation der proximalen Tibia ein Faktor bei der Pathogenese des vorderen Kreuzbandrisses des Hundes?. 2017, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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DALYs, dollars and dogs: How best to analyse the economics of controlling zoonoses. OIE Scientific and Technical Review, 36(1):147-161.
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Framework to define structure and boundaries of complex health intervention systems: the ALERT project. Frontiers in Public Health, 5:182.
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Patient-centered boundary mechanisms to foster intercultural partnerships in health care: a case study in Guatemala. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 13(44):online.
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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.
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Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 144(10):1328-1337.