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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Rüegg, Simon R; Torgerson, Paul R; Deplazes, P; Mathis, A (2007). Age-dependent dynamics of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in southwest Mongolia based on IFAT and/or PCR prevalence data from domestic horses and ticks. Parasitology, 134(7):939-947.
Schweizer, G; Meli, Marina L; Torgerson, Paul R; Lutz, H; Deplazes, P; Braun, Ueli (2007). Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in the intermediate host Lymnaea truncatula detected by real time TaqMan PCR in populations from 70 Swiss farms with cattle husbandry. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2):164-169.
Rapsch, C; Schweizer, G; Grimm, Felix; Kohler, L; Bauer, C; Deplazes, P; Braun, Ueli; Torgerson, Paul R (2006). Estimating the true prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle slaughtered in Switzerland in the absence of an absolute diagnostic test. International Journal for Parasitology, 36(10-11):1153-1158.
Schweizer, G; Ehrensperger, F; Torgerson, Paul R; Braun, Ueli (2006). Clinical findings and treatment of 94 cattle presumptively diagnosed with listeriosis. Veterinary Record, 158(17):588-592.
Schweizer, G; Braun, Ueli; Deplazes, P; Torgerson, Paul R (2005). Estimating the financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Switzerland. Veterinary Record, 157(7):188-193.

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