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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Apgar score after induction of anesthesia for canine cesarean section with alfaxalone versus propofol Theriogenology, 80, 850–854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.07.006
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Cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered domestic ruminants from Tunisia Journal of Helminthology, 87, 318–325. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X12000430
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Bayesian Graphical modelling: Applications in veterinary epidemiology Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 110, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.02.007
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Untangling the complex inter-relationships between horse managers’ perceptions of effectiveness of biosecurity practices using Bayesian graphical modelling Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 110, 37–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.02.004
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Human Alveolar Echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19, 1095–1097. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.121405
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Veterinarians’ role for pet owners facing pet loss. Veterinary Record, 172, 555. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.101154
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Reinfection studies of canine echinococcosis and role of dogs in transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis in Tibetan communities, Sichuan, China Parasitology, 140, 1685–1692. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182013001200
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One world health: Socioeconomic burden and parasitic disease control priorities Veterinary Parasitology, 195, 223–232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.04.004
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Massloser Tierschutz? Die Mensch-Tier-Beziehung zwischen Vermenschlichung und Verdinglichung Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift, 126, 370–377. https://doi.org/10.2376/0005-9366-126-370
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Using Bayesian networks to explore the role of weather as a potential determinant of disease in pigs Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 110, 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.02.001
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Critical incidence reporting systems - an option in equine anaesthesia? Results from a panel meeting Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 40, e3–e8. https://doi.org/10.1111/vaa.12065
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Do lower cuff pressures reduce damage to the tracheal? A scanning electron microscopy study in neonatal pigs Paediatric Anaesthesia, 23, 117–121. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.12066
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Overweight and impaired insulin sensitivity present in growing cats Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 97, 813–819. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0396.2012.01322.x
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Environmental determinants of Ixodes ricinus ticks and the incidence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, in Scotland Parasitology, 140, 237–246. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118201200145X
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Profiling of boar taint by nontargeted metabolomics (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-164222
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Understanding the associations between on-farm biosecurity practice and equine influenza infection during the 2007 outbreak in Australia Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 110, 28–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.02.003
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Investigating the impact of fasciolosis on cattle carcase performance Veterinary Parasitology, 193, 307–311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.11.030