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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Survival and deterioration time of walking abilities in dogs homozygous for the SOD1 gene mutation with and without thoracolumbar intervertebral disc protrusion Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, 1555889. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1555889
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Leptospirosis Nature Reviews. Disease Primers, 11(1):32.
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Prior corticosteroid treatment alters cPBMC composition and IFNγ response to immunotherapy in canine cancer Frontiers in Immunology, 16:1544949.
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Setting-based surveillance and One Health in the Mpox response One Health Outlook, 7(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-025-00149-5
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SHINE - Validation of Near Infrared Fluorescence Lymphography Against Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Dogs With Mast Cell Tumours Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 23(2), 320–329. https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.13058
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Quantifying national burdens of foodborne disease—Four imperatives for global impact PLoS Global Public Health, 5(4):e0004309.
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Understanding and Developing Strategies for Managing Human-Macaque Interaction in Thailand Using a Participatory and One Health Approach 2025, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Rodent surgeries: who is performing them and how? Laboratory Animals, 59(4), 471–485. https://doi.org/10.1177/00236772241297784
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Leptospirosis—Improving Healthcare Outcomes for a Neglected Tropical Disease Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12(2):ofaf035.
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Socio-economic assessment of dog population management systems: a scoping review Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12:1519913.
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Anatomical, functional, and blood-born predictors of severity of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome severity in French Bulldogs Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11:1486440.
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Household satisfaction with health services and response strategies to malaria in mountain communities of Uganda Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 119(1):85-96.
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Challenges and perspectives of the One Health platforms in the Republic of Guinea, eight years after their creation Pan African Medical Journal One Health, 17, 12. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj-oh.2025.17.12.46542
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Leptospira seroprevalence and associated risk factors among slaughterhouse workers in Western Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(12):e0012700.
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Global and regional prediction of heterakidosis population prevalence in extensive backyard chickens in low-income and middle-income countries Veterinary Parasitology, 332:110329.
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The burden and distribution of cystic echinococcosis in Bhutan: a retrospective study Parasitology, 151(13):1432-1440.