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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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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.
Dreyfus, Anou; Wilson, P; Benschop, J; Collins-Emerson, J; Verdugo, C; Heuer, C (2018). Seroprevalence and herd-level risk factors for seroprevalence of Leptospira spp. in sheep, beef cattle and deer in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 66(6):302-311.
Echtermann, Thomas; Müntener, Cedric R; Torgerson, Paul R; Sidler, X; Kümmerlen, Dolf (2018). Etablierung von definierten Tagesdosierungen und definierten Gesamtbehandlungsdosierungen zur Messung des Antibiotikaverbrauchs in der Schweizer Schweineproduktion. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 160(10):597-605.
Balogh, Orsolya; Borruat, Natalie; Meier, Angela Andrea; Hartnack, Sonja; Reichler, Iris M (2018). The influence of spaying and its timing relative to the onset of puberty on urinary and general behaviour in Labrador Retrievers. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 53(5):1184-1190.
Integrated approaches to health: a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Edited by: Rüegg, Simon R; Häsler, Barbara; Zinsstag, Jakob (2018). Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
Tröndle, Ursina; Steinmetz, H W; Rüegg, Simon R; Müller, Anja; Liesegang, Annette (2018). UV-light and dietary vitamin D and their effects on ionized calcium and 25-OH-D plasma concentrations in captive gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua). Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 102(5):1419-1428.
Wagner, S; Guidi, V; Torgerson, Paul R; Mathis, Alexander; Schaffner, Francis (2018). Diversity and seasonal abundances of mosquitoes at potential arboviral transmission sites in two different climate zones in Switzerland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 32(2):175-185.
Ghielmetti, Vivien; Wichert, Brigitta; Rüegg, Simon R; Frey, Diana; Liesegang, Annette (2018). Food intake and energy expenditure in growing cats with and without a predisposition to overweight. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 102(5):1401-1410.
Geisen, Martin; Ganter, Michael T; Hartnack, Sonja; Dzemali, Omer; Hofer, Christoph K; Zollinger, Andreas (2018). Accuracy, precision, and trending of 4 pulse wave analysis techniques in the postoperative period. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 32(2):715-722.
Levecke, Bruno; Kaplan, Ray M; Thamsborg, Stig M; Torgerson, Paul R; Vercruysse, Jozef; Dobson, Robert J (2018). How to improve the standardization and the diagnostic performance of the fecal egg count reduction test?. Veterinary Parasitology, 253:71-78.
Rüegg, Simon R; Nielsen, Liza Rosenbaum; Buttigieg, Sandra C; Santa, Mijalche; Aragrande, Maurizio; Canali, Massimo; Ehlinger, Timothy; Chantziaras, Ilias; Boriani, Elena; Radeski, Miroslav; Bruce, Mieghan; Queenan, Kevin; Häsler, Barbara (2018). A systems approach to evaluate One Health initiatives. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5:23.
Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Dorny, Pierre; Faes, Christel; Havelaar, Arie H; Torgerson, Paul R; Speybroeck, Niko (2018). Burden and risk assessment of foodborne parasites. In: Ortega, Y; Sterling, C. Foodborne parasites. Cham: Springer, 341-365.
Hitziger, Martin; Esposito, R; Canali, M; Aragrande, M; Häsler, B; Rüegg, Simon (2018). One Health governance: knowledge integration in One Health policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. In: Rüegg, Simon; Häsler, B; Zinsstag, J. Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 228-245.
Kock, R; Queenan, K; Garnier, J; Nielsen, L R; Buttigieg, S; de Meneghi, D; Holmberg, M; Zinsstag, J; Rüegg, Simon; Häsler, B (2018). Health solutions: theoretical foundations of the shift from sectoral to integrated systems. In: Rüegg, Simon; Häsler, B; Zinsstag, J. Integrated approaches to health : a handbook for the evaluation of One Health. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 22-37.

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