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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Health impact assessment and burden of zoonotic diseases In S. R. Palmer, L. Soulsby, P. R. Torgerson, & D. W. G. Brown (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses. Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control (pp. 30–37). Oxford University Press.
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Cystic echinococcosis In S. R. Palmer, L. Soulsby, P. R. Torgerson, & D. W. G. Brown (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses. Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control (pp. 650–668). Oxford University Press.
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Determination of haematological reference intervals in healthy adult greyhounds Journal of Small Animal Practice, 52, 301–309. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01070.x
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Oxford textbook of zoonoses. Biology, clinical practice, and public health control Oxford University Press. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198570028.do
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The socioeconomic burden of parasitic zoonoses: global trends Veterinary Parasitology, 182, 79–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.017
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Alveolar echinococcosis (Echinococcus multilocularis) and neotropical forms of echinococcosis (Echinococcus vogeli and Echinococcus oligarthrus) In S. R. Palmer, L. Soulsby, P. R. Torgerson, & D. W. G. Brown (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control (pp. 669–699). Oxford University Press.
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Intrarater and interrater variability of point of care coagulation testing using the ROTEM delta Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, 22, 662–666. https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0b013e32834aa806
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A mechanistic individual-based two-host interaction model for the transmission of a parasitic disease International Journal of Biomathematics, 4, 443–460. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793524511001313
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Age, season and spatio-temporal factors affecting the prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis and Taenia taeniaeformis in Arvicola terrestris (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-57891
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Investigating the burden of parasitic zoonotic diseases 20–21. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241502528_eng.pdf
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Nutritional metabolic bone disease in juvenile veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) and its prevention Journal of Nutrition, 140, 1923–1931. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.110.120998
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Bovine Fasciolose in der Schweiz: Bedeutung und Bekämpfung Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 152, 223–229. https://doi.org/10.1024/0036-7281/a000053
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Public health and bovine tuberculosis: what’s all the fuss about? Trends in Microbiology, 18, 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2009.11.002
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Bestimmung der Stichprobengröße - Hinweise für Praktiker Klauentierpraxis, 18, 90–93.
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The global burden of alveolar echinococcosis PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 4, e722. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000722
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Multiple resistance to anthelmintics by Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis in sheep in Brazil Parasitology International, 59, 622–625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2010.09.006
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Control of bovine fasciolosis in dairy cattle in Switzerland with emphasis on pasture management Veterinary Journal, 186, 188–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.003
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Frequency distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis and other helminths of foxes in Kyrgyzstan Veterinary Parasitology, 171, 286–292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.006
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Epidemiologie der Echinococcose in Kirgistan In J. R. Aschenbach, G. Gaebel, & A. Daugschies (Eds.), Proceedings.Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe “Parasitologie und parasitäre Krankheiten” (Vol. 5, pp. 106–107). Leipziger Universitätsverlag.
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Stochastic multi-host transmission models for parasitic diseases (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-21078