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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Modelling bluetongue risk in Kazakhstan Parasites & Vectors, 14(1):491.
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Vector competence of Culicoides biting midges from Switzerland for African horse sickness virus and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 164(1):66-70.
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Teaching: confidence, prediction and tolerance intervals in scientific practice: a tutorial on binary variables Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 18(1):17.
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Advances in the treatment, diagnosis, control and scientific understanding of taeniid cestode parasite infections over the past 50 years International Journal for Parasitology, 51(13-14):1167-1192.
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Predictors of free-roaming domestic dogs' contact network centrality and their relevance for rabies control Scientific Reports, 11(1):12898.
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Verifying the placement and length of feeding tubes in canine and feline neonates BMC Veterinary Research, 17(1):208.
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The burden of zoonoses in Paraguay: A systematic review PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(11):e0009909.
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Effects of diets differing in dietary cation-anion difference and calcium concentration on calcium homeostasis in neutered male sheep Journal of Dairy Science, 104(11):11537-11552.
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Helminthenkontrolle bei Ziegen durch die gemeinsame Weidenutzung mit Rindern Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 163(9):565-576.
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No clear trends in expatriation of non-human primate research from Switzerland between 2004 and 2017 Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 163(9):553-563.
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Porcine teschovirus, sapelovirus, and enterovirus in Swiss pigs: multiplex RT-PCR investigation of viral frequencies and disease association Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 33(5):864-874.
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Penetrating keratoplasty in dogs using acellular porcine Corneal Stroma (BioCorneaVet™): a prospective pilot study of five cases Veterinary Ophthalmology, 24(5):543-553.
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Global Burden of Animal Diseases: a novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics), 40(2):567-584.
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Diagnostic accuracy estimates for COVID-19 RT-PCR and Lateral flow immunoassay tests with Bayesian latent class models American Journal of Epidemiology, 190(8):1689-1695.
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Overview of cattle diseases listed under category C, D or E in the Animal Health Law for which control programmes are in place within Europe Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8:688078.
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Hand hygiene compliance in companion animal clinics and practices in Switzerland: An observational study Veterinary Record, 189(1):e307.
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Association between environmental and climatic risk factors and the spatial distribution of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(6):e0009498.