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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Livestock Nematode Infection in a Changing World: Investigating the European Situation 2016, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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Evaluation der Messgenauigkeit von Atemvolumina des Anästhesiegerätes Tafonius® in vitro und in vivo Pferdeheilkunde, 32(5):449-456.
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Field evaluation of baited traps for surveillance of Aedes japonicus japonicus in Switzerland Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30(1):64-72.
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Additive Bayesian networks for multivariate data: parameter learning, model fitting and applications in veterinary epidemiology 2016, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Effects of meteorological factors and the lunar cycle on onset of parturition in cows Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 126, 11–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.01.018
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Global burden of leptospirosis: estimated in terms of disability adjusted life years PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(10):e0004122.
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Cattle movement as a risk factor for epidemics Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 157(8):441-448.
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The effect of orally administered ranitidine and once-daily or twice-daily orally administered omeprazole on intragastric pH in cats Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(3):840-846.
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Risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs from the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan Journal of Helminthology, 89(6):655-663.
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Bovine TB in the pilot badger cull zone in Gloucestershire Veterinary Record, 176(22):578-579.
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Strategic control of gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing sheep with a long-acting moxidectin formulation Small Ruminant Research, 126:80-89.
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Study on the kinetics and influence of feline platelet aggregation and deaggregation BMC Veterinary Research, 11:276.
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Methodological framework for World Health Organization estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease PLoS ONE, 10(12):e0142498.
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World Health Organization global estimates and regional comparisons of the burden of foodborne disease in 2010 PLoS Medicine, 12(12):e1001923.
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Bovine TB in the pilot badger cull zone in Gloucestershire Veterinary Record, 176(10):258-260.
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Haemonchus contortus: spatial risk distribution for infection in sheep in Europe Geospatial Health, 9(2):325-331.
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Effective prevention of pseudothrombocytopenia in feline blood samples with the prostaglandin I2 analogue Iloprost BMC Veterinary Research, 11(183):online.
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Comparison of a new metamizole formulation and carprofen for extended post-operative analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy Veterinary Journal, 204(1):99-104.
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Screw loosening and pelvic canal narrowing after lateral plating of feline ilial fractures with locking and nonlocking plates Veterinary Surgery, 44(7):900-904.
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Data-driven methods for imputing national-level incidence in global burden of disease studies Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 93(4):228-236.