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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Prevalence and molecular characterization of C. pecorum detected in Swiss fattening pigs. Veterinary Microbiology, 256:109062.
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Roll-out of the global burden of animal diseases programme. The Lancet, 397(10279):1045-1046.
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Antibody kinetics and exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in cats: a seroepidemiological study. International Journal for Parasitology, 51(4):291-299.
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Chlamydia pecorum–Induced Arthritis in Experimentally and Naturally Infected Sheep. Veterinary Pathology, 58(2):346-360.
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Epidemiology and spatial modelling of cystic and alveolar Echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan. 2021, University of Zurich, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät.
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Bayesian latent class models to estimate diagnostic test accuracies of COVID‐19 tests. Journal of Medical Virology, 93(2):639-640.
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Epidemiology and control. In: Dalton, John. Fasciolosis (2nd edition). Oxford: CABI International, 180-210.
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Potential mechanical transmission of Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) by the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) through regurgitation and defecation. Current research in insect science, 1:100007.
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Studies on the population biology of helminth parasites of fish species from the Caspian Sea drainage basin. Journal of Helminthology, 95:e12.
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A simple metric to capture losses. The concept of an animal health loss envelope. OIE Bulletin (English Edition), Panorama:2-5.
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A prospective observational study on trajectories and prognostic factors of mid back pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1):554.
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Antimicrobial prescriptions in cats in Switzerland before and after the introduction of an online antimicrobial stewardship tool. BMC Veterinary Research, 16(1):229.
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Reflecting on One Health in Action During the COVID-19 Response. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7:578649.
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Cats undergoing spay with medetomidine, ketamine and butorphanol develop arterial oxygen desaturation independent of surgical positioning and increased intraocular pressure in Trendelenburg position. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 162(9):539-550.
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Helminth parasites of fish of the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea and associated drainage basin. Helminthologia, 57(3):241-251.