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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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Ganter, Michael T ; Alhashemi, Jamal A ; Al-Shabasy, Adel M ; Schmid, Ursina M ; Schott, Peter ; Shalabi, Sanaa A ; Badri, Ahmed M ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Hofer, Christoph K (2016). Continuous cardiac output measurement by un-calibrated pulse wave analysis and pulmonary artery catheter in patients with septic shock. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 30(1):13-22.
Sydler, Titus ; Brägger, Stefanie ; Handke, Martin ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Lewis, Fraser I ; Sidler, Xaver ; Brugnera, Enrico (2016). Latent porcine circovirus type 2-infected domestic pigs: A potential infection model for the effective development of vaccines against latent or chronic virus induced diseases. Vaccine, 34(8):1047-1053.
Hartnack, Sonja ; Springer, Svenja ; Pittavino, Marta ; Grimm, Herwig (2016). Attitudes of Austrian veterinarians towards euthanasia in small animal practice: impacts of age and gender on views on euthanasia. BMC Veterinary Research, 12(1):26.
Schönenberger, A C ; Wagner, S ; Tuten, H C ; Schaffner, F ; Torgerson, P ; Furrer, S ; Mathis, A ; Silaghi, C (2016). Host preferences in host-seeking and blood-fed mosquitoes in Switzerland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30(1):39-52.
Balestrino, F ; Schaffner, F ; Forgia, D L ; Paslaru, A I ; Torgerson, P R ; Mathis, A ; Veronesi, E (2016). Field evaluation of baited traps for surveillance of Aedes japonicus japonicus in Switzerland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30(1):64-72.
Cornet, Denis ; Sierra, Jorge ; Tournebize, Régis ; Gabrielle, Benoît ; Lewis, Fraser I (2016). Bayesian network modeling of early growth stages explains yam interplant yield variability and allows for agronomic improvements in West Africa. European Journal of Agronomy, 75:80-88.
Hald, Tine ; Aspinall, Willy ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht ; Cooke, Roger ; Corrigan, Tim ; Havelaar, Arie H ; Gibb, Herman J ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Kirk, Martyn D ; Angulo, Fred J ; Lake, Robin J ; Speybroeck, Niko ; Hoffmann, Sandra (2016). World Health Organization Estimates of the Relative Contributions of Food to the Burden of Disease Due to Selected Foodborne Hazards: A Structured Expert Elicitation. PLoS ONE, 11(1):e0145839.
Gallhoefer, Nicolin S ; Spiess, Bernhard M ; Guscetti, Franco ; Hilbe, Monika ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Hafezi, Farhad ; Pot, Simon A (2016). Penetration depth of corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and UV-A (CXL) in horses and rabbits. Veterinary Ophthalmology, 19(4):275-284.
Torgerson, Paul R ; Hagan, José E ; Costa, Federico ; Calcagno, Juan ; Kane, Michael ; Martinez-Silveira, Martha S ; Goris, Marga G A ; Stein, Claudia ; Ko, Albert I ; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette (2015). Global burden of leptospirosis: estimated in terms of disability adjusted life years. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(10):e0004122.
Hässig, Michael ; Meier, A B ; Braun, Ueli ; Urech Hässig, B ; Schmidt, R ; Lewis, F (2015). Cattle movement as a risk factor for epidemics. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 157(8):441-448.
Šutalo, S ; Ruetten, M ; Hartnack, S ; Reusch, C E ; Kook, P H (2015). The effect of orally administered ranitidine and once-daily or twice-daily orally administered omeprazole on intragastric pH in cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(3):840-846.
Kalchofner Guerrero, Karin S ; Schwarz, Andrea ; Wuhrmann, R ; Feldmann, S ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Regula (2015). Comparison of a new metamizole formulation and carprofen for extended post-operative analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy. Veterinary Journal, 204(1):99-104.
Riond, Barbara ; Waßmuth, Andrea Katharina ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina ; Lutz, Hans (2015). Study on the kinetics and influence of feline platelet aggregation and deaggregation. BMC Veterinary Research, 11:276.
Berger, Alice ; Willi, Barbara ; Meli, Marina L ; Boretti, Felicitas S ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Dreyfus, Anou ; Lutz, Hans ; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina (2015). Feline calicivirus and other respiratory pathogens in cats with Feline calicivirus-related symptoms and in clinically healthy cats in Switzerland. BMC Veterinary Research, 11(1):282.
Devleesschauwer, Brecht ; Haagsma, Juanita A ; Angulo, Frederick J ; Bellinger, David C ; Cole, Dana ; Döpfer, Dörte ; Fazil, Aamir ; Fèvre, Eric M ; Gibb, Herman J ; Hald, Tine ; Kirk, Martyn D ; Lake, Robin J ; Maertens de Noordhout, Charline ; Mathers, Colin D ; McDonald, Scott A ; Pires, Sara M ; Speybroeck, Niko ; Thomas, M Kate ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Wu, Felicia ; Havelaar, Arie H ; Praet, Nicolas (2015). Methodological framework for World Health Organization estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease. PLoS ONE, 10(12):e0142498.
Havelaar, Arie H ; Kirk, Martyn D ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Gibb, Herman J ; Hald, Tine ; Lake, Robin J ; Praet, Nicolas ; Bellinger, David C ; de Silva, Nilanthi R ; Gargouri, Neyla ; Speybroeck, Niko ; Cawthorne, Amy ; Mathers, Colin ; Stein, Claudia ; Angulo, Frederick J ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht (2015). World Health Organization global estimates and regional comparisons of the burden of foodborne disease in 2010. PLoS Medicine, 12(12):e1001923.
Kirk, Martyn D ; Pires, Sara M ; Black, Robert E ; Caipo, Marisa ; Crump, John A ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht ; Döpfer, Dörte ; Fazil, Aamir ; Fischer-Walker, Christa L ; Hald, Tine ; Hall, Aron J ; Keddy, Karen H ; Lake, Robin J ; Lanata, Claudio F ; Torgerson, Paul R ; Havelaar, Arie H ; Angulo, Frederick J (2015). World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 22 foodborne bacterial, protozoal, and viral diseases, 2010: a data synthesis. PLoS Medicine, 12(12):e1001921.
Torgerson, Paul R ; Devleesschauwer, Brecht ; Praet, Nicolas ; Speybroeck, Niko ; Willingham, Arve Lee ; Kasuga, Fumiko ; Rokni, Mohammad B ; Zhou, Xiao-Nong ; Fèvre, Eric M ; Sripa, Banchob ; Gargouri, Neyla ; Fürst, Thomas ; Budke, Christine M ; Carabin, Hélène ; Kirk, Martyn D ; Angulo, Frederick J ; Havelaar, Arie ; de Silva, Nilanthi (2015). World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases, 2010: a data synthesis. PLoS Medicine, 12(12):e1001920.
Spoerri, Michèle ; Guscetti, Franco ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Boos, Alois ; Oei, Christine ; Balogh, Orsolya ; Nowaczyk, Renata M ; Michel, Erika ; Reichler, Iris M ; Kowalewski, Mariusz P (2015). Endocrine control of canine mammary neoplasms: serum reproductive hormone levels and tissue expression of steroid hormone, prolactin and growth hormone receptors. BMC Veterinary Research, 11(1):online.
Schmierer, Philipp A ; Kircher, Patrick R ; Hartnack, Sonja ; Knell, Sebastian Christoph (2015). Screw loosening and pelvic canal narrowing after lateral plating of feline ilial fractures with locking and nonlocking plates. Veterinary Surgery, 44(7):900-904.

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