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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Publications
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Latent-Class methods to evaluate diagnostics tests for echinococcus infections in dogs PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7, e2068. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002068
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Dog ownership, dog behaviour and transmission of Echinococcus spp. in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan Parasitology, 140, 1674–1684. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182013001182
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Keimzahlergebnisse aus Ziegentankmilchproben: Ein Vergleich zwischen kultureller Methode und Bactoscan-Technik Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 155, 420–422. https://doi.org/10.1024/0036-7281/a000485
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Assessment of diagnostic accuracy of a commercial ELISA for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs compared with IFAT, TgSAG1-ELISA and Western blot, using a Bayesian latent class approach International Journal for Parasitology, 43, 565–570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.02.003
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Identifying associations in Escherichia coli antimicrobial resistance patterns using additive Bayesian networks Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 110, 64–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.02.005
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The emergence of echinococcosis in central Asia Parasitology, 140, 1667–1673. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182013000516
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The effects of a loading dose followed by constant rate infusion of xylazine compared with romifidine on sedation, ataxia and response to stimuli in horses Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 40, 157–165. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.2012.00784.x
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A systematic review of the epidemiology of echinococcosis in domestic and wild animals PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7, e2249. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002249
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Dogs and cestode zoonoses In C. N. L. Macpherson, F. X. Meslin, & A. I. Wandeler (Eds.), Dogs, Zoonoses and Public Health (pp. 127–152). CABI Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845938352.0127
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Improving epidemiologic data analyses through multivariate regression modelling Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 10, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-7622-10-4
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A tutorial in estimating the prevalence of disease in humans and animals in the absence of a gold standard diagnostic Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 9, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-7622-9-9
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Differences of estimated and analysed energy losses with cat urine In R. Szymeczko, C. Iben, K. Burlikowska, & B. Sitkowska (Eds.), 16th Congress of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (p. 88). European Society of Veterinary & Comparative Nutrition. http://www.esvcn2012.utp.edu.pl/
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Comparison of two commercially available progestagen intravaginal inserts in a short-term protocol for estrus synchronization in cyclic ewes Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 464–474.
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Bayesian networks as a tool for epidemiological systems analysis AIP Conference Proceedings, 610–617. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765550
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Energieverluste mit dem Katzenurin: Sind die Schätzformeln brauchbar? In M. Kreuzer, T. Lanzini, A. Liesegang, R. Bruckmaier, & H. D. Hess (Eds.), Feed for Health (No. 35; pp. 118–121). ETH Zürich Institut für Agrarwissenschaften.
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Frequency distribution of helminths of wolves in Kazakhstan Veterinary Parasitology, 184, 348–351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.09.004
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National monitoring of Ascaris suum related liver pathologies in English abattoirs: A time-series analysis, 2005-2010 Veterinary Parasitology, 184, 83–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.08.011
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The contribution of simple random sampling to observed variations in faecal egg counts Veterinary Parasitology, 188, 397–401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.043
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Challenges for diagnosis and control of cystic hydatid disease Acta Tropica, 123, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.02.066
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Evaluation of a minimally invasive non-calibrated pulse contour cardiac output monitor (FloTrac/Vigileo) in anaesthetized dogs Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 39, 464–471. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.2012.00741.x