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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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Hendrickx, Emilie ; Thomas, Lian F ; Dorny, Pierre ; Bobić, Branko ; Braae, Uffe Christian ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht ; Eichenberger, Ramon M ; Gabriël, Sarah ; Saratsis, Anastasios ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Robertson, Lucy J ; Dermauw, Veronique (2019). Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1):324.
Hartnack, Sonja ; Odoch, Terence ; Kratzer, Gilles ; Furrer, Reinhard ; Wasteson, Yngvild ; L’Abée-Lund, Trine M ; Skjerve, Eystein (2019). Additive Bayesian networks for antimicrobial resistance and potential risk factors in non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates from layer hens in Uganda. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(1):212.
Torgerson, Paul R ; Abdybekova, Aida M ; Minbaeva, Gulnara ; Shapiyeva, Zhanna ; Thomas, Lian F ; Dermauw, Veronique ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht ; Gabriël, Sarah ; Dorny, Pierre ; Braae, Uffe Christian ; Saratsis, Anastasios ; Robertson, Lucy J ; Bobić, Branko (2019). Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in central and western Asia and the Caucasus. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1):175.
Alinaitwe, Lordrick ; Kankya, Clovice ; Allan, Kathryn J ; Rodriguez-Campos, Sabrina ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Dreyfus, Anou (2019). Bovine leptospirosis in abattoirs in Uganda: Molecular detection and risk of exposure among workers. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66(6):636-646.
Lahmar, Samia ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Mhemmed, Hana ; Tizaoui, Lamia ; Mhadhbi, Néjib ; Bani, Abdelkader ; Driss, Hanan ; Ghrissi, Nébiha ; Makhzoumi, Manel ; Houidi, Amel Ben ; Dhibi, Mokhtar ; Said, Yousra ; Pozio, Edoardo ; Boufana, Belgees (2019). Cystic echinococcosis and other helminth infections of wild boar in northeastern and northwestern regions of Tunisia. Parasitology, 146(10):1263-1274.
Charypkhan, Duriya ; Sultanov, Akhmetzhan A ; Ivanov, Nikolay P ; Baramova, Sholpan A ; Taitubayev, Mereke K ; Torgerson, Paul R (2019). Economic and health burden of brucellosis in Kazakhstan. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66(5):487-494.
Andrysikova, Radka ; Pot, Simon A ; Rüegg, Simon R ; Markova, Jitka ; Horackova, Eliska ; Kolos, Filip ; Voelter, Katrin ; Spiess, Bernhard M (2019). Ocular abnormalities in a herd of Old Kladruber Horses: a cross-sectional study. Veterinary Ophthalmology, 22(4):462-469.
Rüegg, Simon R ; Buttigieg, Sandra C ; Goutard, Flavie L ; Binot, Aurélie ; Morand, Serge ; Thys, Séverine ; Keune, Hans (2019). Editorial: Concepts and experiences in framing, integration and evaluation of One Health and EcoHealth. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6:1-3.
Ruchti, Sabrina ; Kratzer, Gilles ; Furrer, Reinhard ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Würbel, Hanno ; Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine G (2019). Progression and risk factors of pododermatitis in part-time group housed rabbit does in Switzerland. Preventive veterinary medicine, 166:56-64.
Vogler, Barbara R ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Ziegler, Ute ; Lelli, Davide ; Vögtlin, Andrea ; Hoop, Richard ; Albini, Sarah (2019). Resource-effective serosurveillance for the detection of West Nile Virus in Switzerland using abattoir samples of free-range laying hens. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 19(3):222-224.
Hässig, Michael ; Depka, D ; Boo, G ; Fabrikant, S I ; Torgerson, Paul R (2019). Räumliche Unterschiede in der Prävalenz von Rinderkrankheiten in einer Nutztierpraxis. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 161(2):85-92.
Hitziger, Martin ; Aragrande, Maurizio ; Berezowski, John A ; Canali, Massimo ; Del Rio Vilas, Victor ; Hoffmann, Sabine ; Igrejas, Gilberto ; Keune, Hans ; Lux, Alexandra ; Bruce, Mieghan ; Palenberg, Markus A ; Pohl, Christian ; Radeski, Miroslav ; Richter, Ina ; Robledo Abad, Carmenza ; Salerno, Robert H ; Savic, Sara ; Schirmer, Janina ; Vogler, Barbara ; Rüegg, Simon R (2019). EVOLvINC: EValuating knOwLedge INtegration Capacity in multistakeholder governance. Ecology and Society, 24(2):art36.
Fürst, Thomas ; Yongvanit, Puangrat ; Khuntikeo, Narong ; Lun, Zhao-Rong ; Haagsma, Juanita A ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Odermatt, Peter ; Bürli, Christine ; Chitnis, Nakul ; Sithithaworn, Paiboon (2019). Food-borne Trematodiases in East Asia: Epidemiology and Burden. In: Utzinger, J ; Yap, P ; Bratschi, M ; Steinmann, P . Neglected Tropical Diseases - East Asia. Cham: Springer (Bücher), 13-38.
Li, Min ; Havelaar, Arie H ; Hoffmann, Sandra ; Hald, Tine ; Kirk, Martyn D ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht (2019). Global disease burden of pathogens in animal source foods, 2010. PLoS ONE, 14(6):e0216545.
Ganter, Michael T ; Geisen, Martin ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Dzemali, Omer ; Hofer, Christoph K (2018). Prediction of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated cardiac surgical patients: the performance of seven different functional hemodynamic parameters. BMC Anesthesiology, 18(1):55.
Bobić, Branko ; Thomas, Lian F ; Djaković, Olgica Djurković ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht ; Dermauw, Veronique ; Dorny, Pierre ; Braae, Uffe Christian ; Robertson, Lucy ; Saratsis, Anastasios ; Eichenberger, Ramon ; Torgerson, Paul R (2018). Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in the Russian Federation. Parasites & Vectors, 11(1):636.
Wang, Craig ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Kaplan, Ray M ; George, Melissa M ; Furrer, Reinhard (2018). Modelling anthelmintic resistance by extending eggCounts package to allow individual efficacy. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 8(3):386-393.
Kuratli, Jasmin ; Pesch, Theresa ; Marti, Hanna ; Leonard, Cory Ann ; Blenn, Christian ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Borel, Nicole (2018). Water filtered infrared A and visible light (wIRA/VIS) irradiation reduces chlamydia trachomatis infectivity independent of targeted cytokine inhibition. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9:2757.
Robertson, Lucy J ; Torgerson, Paul R ; van der Giessen, Joke (2018). Foodborne parasitic diseases in Europe: social cost-benefit analyses of interventions. Trends in Parasitology, 34(11):919-923.
Rüegg, Simon R ; Welby, Sarah ; Yassin, Hurria ; Van der Stede, Yves ; Nafzger, Rebekka ; Saatkamp, Helmut ; Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud ; Stärk, Katharina D C (2018). Optimising cost-effectiveness of freedom from disease surveillance—Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8 as an example. Preventive veterinary medicine, 160:145-154.

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