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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Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard Parasites & Vectors, 10, 612. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2562-1
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Changes in serum creatinine concentration and acute kidney injury (AKI) grade in dogs treated with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 from 2013 to 2015 Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 31, 434–441. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14645
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The current and future burden of late-onset dementia in the United Kingdom: Estimates and interventions Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 13, 38–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2016.03.013
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Wounds to the dorsal carpus (coronation injury) in horses: Treatment, complications and survival Equine Veterinary Education, 29, 38–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.12604
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Zero-inflated hierarchical models for faecal egg counts to assess anthelmintic efficacy Veterinary Parasitology, 235, 20–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.12.007
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One Health Economics to confront disease threats Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111, 235–237. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx039
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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, 1328–1337. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182017000397
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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, 339–345. https://doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-17-01-0003
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Mathematical modelling of Echinococcus multilocularis abundance in foxes in Zurich, Switzerland Parasites & Vectors, 10, 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1951-1
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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, online. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0170-y
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Auswirkungen einer Bestandesbetreuung auf das Vorkommen des Postpartalen Dysgalaktie Syndroms (PPDS) und die Tierbehandlungsinzidenz Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 159, 109–116. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00105
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Pharmacokinetics of ketamine and norketamine enantiomers after racemic or S-ketamine IV bolus administration in dogs during sevoflurane anaesthesia Research in Veterinary Science, 112, 208–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.05.005
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Global distribution of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis In R. C. A. Thompson (Ed.), Echinococcus and Echinococcosis, Part A (No. 6; Vol. 95, pp. 315–493). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apar.2016.11.001
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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, 7419–7426. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12446
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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 (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-140505
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Framework to define structure and boundaries of complex health intervention systems: the ALERT project Frontiers in Public Health, 5, 182. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00182
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PrfA activation at the single cell level in Listeria monocytogenes (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-149228
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Validation of an interactive map assessing the potential spread of Galba truncatula as intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica in Switzerland Geospatial Health, 11, 137–143. https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2016.418