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: The vet epi group in their socio-ecological context

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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Otero-Abad, Belen; Armua-Fernandez, Maria Teresa; Deplazes, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R; Hartnack, Sonja (2017). Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1):612.
Dreyfus, Anou; Odoch, Terence; Alinaitwe, Lordrick; Rodriguez-Campos, Sabrina; Tsegay, Amanuel; Jaquier, Valentine; Kankya, Clovice (2017). Cross-sectional serological survey for leptospira spp. in beef and dairy cattle in two districts in Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(11):1421.
Szelecsenyi, Arlette Cornelia; Giger, Urs; Golini, Lorenzo; Mothersill, Ian; Torgerson, Paul R; Steffen, Frank (2017). Survival in 76 cats with epilepsy of unknown cause: a retrospective study. Veterinary Record, 181(18):479-484.
Machalaba, Catherine; Smith, Kristine M; Awada, Lina; Berry, Kevin; Berthe, Franck; Bouley, Timothy A; Bruce, Mieghan; Cortiñas Abrahantes, Jose; El Turabi, Anas; Feferholtz, Yasha; Flynn, Louise; Fournié, Giullaume; Andre, Amanda; Grace, Delia; Jonas, Olga; Kimani, Tabitha; Le Gall, François; Miranda, Juan Jose; Peyre, Marisa; Pinto, Julio; Ross, Noam; Rüegg, Simon R; Salerno, Robert H; Seifman, Richard; Zambrana-Torrelio, Carlos; Karesh, William B (2017). One Health Economics to confront disease threats. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111(6):235-237.
Keune, Hans; Flandroy, Lucette; Thys, Séverine; De Regge, Nick; Mori, Marcella; Antoine-Moussiaux, Nicolas; Vanhove, Maarten P.M; Rebolledo, Javiera; Van Gucht, Steven; Deblauwe, Isra; Hiemstra, Wim; Häsler, Barbara; Binot, Aurélie; Savic, Sara; Rüegg, Simon R; De Vries, Sjerp; Garnier, Julie; van den Berg, Thierry (2017). The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks. Archives of Public Health, 75:64.
Jaeger, Seraina. Test characteristics of milk amyloid A ELISA, somatic cell count and bacteriological culture for detection of intramammary pathogens that cause subclinical mastitis. 2017, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
Ettlin, Chloé. Ist die plastische Deformation der proximalen Tibia ein Faktor bei der Pathogenese des vorderen Kreuzbandrisses des Hundes?. 2017, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
Hoffmann, Sandra; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Aspinall, Willy; Cooke, Roger; Corrigan, Tim; Havelaar, Arie; Angulo, Frederick; Gibb, Herman; Kirk, Martyn; Lake, Robin; Speybroeck, Niko; Torgerson, Paul; Hald, Tine (2017). Attribution of global foodborne disease to specific foods: findings from a World Health Organization structured expert elicitation. PLoS ONE, 12(9):e0183641.
Shaw, A P M; Rushton, J; Roth, F; Torgerson, Paul R (2017). DALYs, dollars and dogs: How best to analyse the economics of controlling zoonoses. Scientific and Technical Review of the Office International des Epizooties, 36(1):147-161.
Boriani, Elena; Esposito, Roberto; Frazzoli, Chiara; Fantke, Peter; Hald, Tine; Rüegg, Simon R (2017). Framework to define structure and boundaries of complex health intervention systems: the ALERT project. Frontiers in Public Health, 5:182.
Hitziger, Martin; Berger Gonzalez, Mónica; Gharzouzi, Eduardo; Ochaíta Santizo, Daniela; Solis Miranda, Regina; Aguilar Ferro, Andrea Isabel; Vides-Porras, Ana; Heinrich, Michael; Edwards, Peter; Krütli, Pius (2017). Patient-centered boundary mechanisms to foster intercultural partnerships in health care: a case study in Guatemala. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 13(44):online.
Pucken, Valerie-Beau; Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Döpfer, Dörte; Groll, Andreas; Hafner-Marx, Angela; Hörmansdorfer, Stefan; Sauter-Louis, Carola; Straubinger, Reinhard K; Zimmermann, Pia; Hartnack, Sonja (2017). Evaluating diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis in the southern part of Germany: A latent class analysis. PLoS ONE, 12(6):e0179847.
Jaeger, Seraina; Virchow, F; Torgerson, Paul R; Bischoff, M; Biner, B; Hartnack, Sonja; Rüegg, Simon R (2017). Test characteristics of milk amyloid A ELISA, somatic cell count, and bacteriological culture for detection of intramammary pathogens that cause subclinical mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(9):7419-7426.
van Kesteren, F; Mastin, A; Torgerson, P R; Mytynova, Bermet; Craig, P S (2017). Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 144(10):1328-1337.
Pittavino, M; Dreyfus, A; Heuer, C; Benschop, J; Wilson, P; Collins-Emerson, J; Torgerson, P R; Furrer, Reinhard (2017). Data on Leptospira interrogans sv Pomona infection in Meat Workers in New Zealand. Data in Brief, 13:587-596.
Abdybekova, Aida M; Sultanov, Akhmetzhan A; Dzhusupbekova, Nurgul M; Abdibayeva, Aigerim A; Zhaksylykova, Ainur A; Kerimbaeva, Raushan A; Akhmetova, Gulnazi D; Torgerson, Paul R (2017). Parasites of farmed marals in Kazakhstan. Small Ruminant Research, 153:142-145.
Queenan, K; Garnier, J; Rosenbaum, N; Buttigieg, S; de Meneghi, D; Holmberg, M; Zinsstag, J; Rüegg, Simon R; Häsler, B; Kock, R (2017). Roadmap to a One Health agenda 2030. CABI Revies, 12:014.
Romagnoli, Noemi; Bektas, Rima N; Kutter, Annette P N; Barbarossa, Andrea; Roncada, Paola; Hartnack, Sonja; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Regula (2017). Pharmacokinetics of ketamine and norketamine enantiomers after racemic or S-ketamine IV bolus administration in dogs during sevoflurane anaesthesia. Research in Veterinary Science, 112:208-213.
Pittavino, M; Dreyfus, A; Heuer, C; Benschop, J; Wilson, P; Collins-Emerson, J; Torgerson, P R; Furrer, Reinhard (2017). Comparison between Generalized Linear Modelling and Additive Bayesian Network; Identification of Factors associated with the Incidence of Antibodies against Leptospira interrogans sv Pomona in Meat Workers in New Zealand. Acta Tropica, 173:191-199.
Delaude, Alessandro; Rodriguez-Campos, Sabrina; Dreyfus, Anou; Counotte, Michel Jacques; Francey, Thierry; Schweighauser, Ariane; Lettry, Sophie; Schuller, Simone (2017). Canine leptospirosis in Switzerland—A prospective cross-sectional study examining seroprevalence, risk factors and urinary shedding of pathogenic leptospires. Preventive veterinary medicine, 141:48-60.

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