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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Awareness campaigns and strengthened prevention as alternatives to banning: Preventing zoonotic diseases from wildlife in the Democratic Republic of Congo PLoS ONE, 20, e0327590. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327590
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Effects of Endotoxemia and Blood Pressure on Microcirculation and Noradrenaline Needs With or Without Dexmedetomidine in Beagle Dogs—A Blinded Cross-Over Study Animals, 15, 1779. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121779
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A mapping review of worldwide current and previous cohort research programmes in cats and dogs PLoS ONE, 20, e0321007. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321007
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Randomised Badger Culling Trial—no effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle: comment on Mills, Woodroffe and Donnelly (2024a, 2024b) Royal Society Open Science, 12, 241609. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241609
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Intra and postoperative effects of adding detomidine to a lidocaine paravertebral anaesthesia in cows undergoing standing abomasum displacement surgery Veterinary Journal, 311, 106364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2025.106364
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Gaming for change - exploring systems thinking and sustainable practices through complexity-inspired game mechanics Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 12, 680. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04990-x
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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, 32. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-025-00614-5
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Prior corticosteroid treatment alters cPBMC composition and IFNγ response to immunotherapy in canine cancer Frontiers in Immunology, 16, 1544949. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1544949
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Setting-based surveillance and One Health in the Mpox response One Health Outlook, 7, 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, 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, e0004309. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004309
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Understanding and Developing Strategies for Managing Human-Macaque Interaction in Thailand Using a Participatory and One Health Approach (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-276599
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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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Economic impact of chicken diseases and other causes of morbidity or mortality in backyard farms in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Veterinary Research, 21, 151. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04549-7
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Evaluation of photoactivated chromophore for keratitis–corneal cross‐linking (PACK‐CXL) in feline infectious keratitis—patient demographics, treatment protocols, risk factors, and treatment outcome: a retrospective study Veterinary Ophthalmology, 28, 330–340. https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.13228
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Leptospirosis—Improving Healthcare Outcomes for a Neglected Tropical Disease Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, ofaf035. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf035
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Socio-economic assessment of dog population management systems: a scoping review Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, 1519913. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1519913
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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. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1486440
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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