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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Issues and pitfalls in the use of p-values Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 48(2):155-159.
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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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Chlamydia pecorum–Induced Arthritis in Experimentally and Naturally Infected Sheep Veterinary Pathology, 58(2):346-360.
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Roll-out of the global burden of animal diseases programme The Lancet, 397(10279):1045-1046.
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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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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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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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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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Epidemiology and control In: Dalton, John . Fasciolosis (2nd edition). Oxford: CABI International, 180-210.
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One Health continues to evolve for better health of people, animals and ecosystems Conexus, 8–25. https://doi.org/10.24445/conexus.2020.03.003
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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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A prospective observational study on trajectories and prognostic factors of mid back pain BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1):554.
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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.
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Husbandry, use, and orthopedic health of horses owned by competitive and leisure riders in Switzerland Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 91:103107.