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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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Haxhiu, Driton; Hoby, Stefan; Wenker, C; Boos, Alois; Kowalewski, Mariusz P; Lewis, F; Liesegang, Annette (2014). Influence of feeding and UVB exposition on the absorption mechanisms of calcium in the gastrointestinal tract of veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus). Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 98(6):1021-1030.
Becher, A M; Meier, K; Scheuerie, M; Torgerson, P; Pfister, K (2014). Variability of equine faecal egg counts between subsamples: caused by biological reasons?. In: 1st International Congress of the German Equine Veterinary Association (GEVA) and the subgroup "Equine Diseases" of the German Veterinary Medical Society (GVMS), Munich, 7 November 2014 - 8 November 2014.
Firestone, Simon M; Lewis, Fraser I; Schemann, Kathrin; Ward, Michael P; Toribio, Jenny-Ann L M L; Taylor, Melanie R; Dhand, Navneet K (2014). Applying Bayesian network modelling to understand the links between on-farm biosecurity practice during the 2007 equine influenza outbreak and horse managers’ perceptions of a subsequent outbreak. Preventive veterinary medicine, 116(3):243-251.
Waser, Julia. No effect of transient BVDV infection on weight gain in beef calves in New Zealand. 2014, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
Wichert, Brigitta; Liesegang, Annette; Hartnack, S (2014). Estimating energy losses with urine in the cat. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 98(4):628-635.
Abraham, Marc; Allen, Caroline; Bacon, Heather; Dalzell, Fiona; Eastwood, Bronwen; Edwards, Richard; Elliott, Phill; Fogle, Bruce; Hale, Geoffrey; Hale, Geraldine; Jones, Mark; Knight, Andrew; Lewis, Jo; McGill, Iain; MacMillan, Alastair; Menache, Andre; Saunders, Richard; Southgate, Peter; Torgerson, Paul R (2014). Bovine TB and badger control. Veterinary Record, 174(26):664-666.
Golini, Lorenzo; Kircher, Patrick R; Lewis, Fraser I; Steffen, Frank (2014). Transarticular fixation with cortical screws combined with dorsal laminectomy and partial discectomy as surgical treatment of degenerative lumbosacral stenosis in 17 dogs: clinical and computed tomography follow-up. Veterinary Surgery, 43(4):405-413.
Paul, Michaela; Torgerson, P R; Högland, J; Furrer, Reinhard (2014). Hierarchical modelling of faecal egg counts to assess anthelmintic efficacy. arXiv 1401.2642, University of Zurich.
Ammann, Tanja. Effects of meteorological factors and the lunar cycle on onset of parturition in cows. 2014, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
Hässig, Michael; Eugster, Sabine; Lewis, Fraser I (2014). Herd level antimicrobial resistance in beef calves in Switzerland 1986 through 2011. Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 4(11):247-254.
Dumusc, S D; Ontsouka, E C; Schnyder, M; Hartnack, S; Albrecht, C; Bruckmaier, R M; Burgener, I A (2014). Cyclooxygenase-2 and 5-Lipoxygenase in dogs with chronic enteropathies. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28(6):1684-1691.
Hartnack, Sonja (2014). Issues and pitfalls in method comparison studies. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 41(3):227-232.
Hartnack, Sonja; Nathues, Christina; Nathues, Heiko; Grosse Beilage, Elisabeth; Lewis, Fraser Iain (2014). Estimating diagnostic test accuracies for brachyspira hyodysenteriae accounting for the complexities of population structure in food animals. PLoS ONE, 9(6):e98534.
Schwarz, Andrea; Kalchofner Guerrero, Karin S; Palm, Julia; Picek, Stephanie Christina; Hartnack, Sonja; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Regula (2014). Minimum infusion rate of alfaxalone for total intravenous anaesthesia after sedation with acepromazine or medetomidine in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 41(5):480-490.
Figi, R; Goldinger, F; Sidler, X (2014). Modifizierte Dysenterie-Teilsanierung in einem Kernzuchtschweinebetrieb. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 156(8):373-380.
Boenzli, Eva; Hadorn, Maik; Hartnack, Sonja; Huder, Jon; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina; Lutz, Hans (2014). Detection of antibodies to the feline leukemia Virus (FeLV) transmembrane protein p15E: an alternative approach for serological FeLV detection based on antibodies to p15E. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52(6):2046-2052.
Galeandro, L; Sieber-Ruckstuhl, N S; Riond, B; Hartnack, S; Hofmann-Lehmann, R; Reusch, C E; Boretti, F S (2014). Urinary corticoid concentrations measured by 5 different immunoassays and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in healthy dogs and dogs with hypercortisolism at home and in the hospital. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28(5):1433-1441.
Yewhalaw, D; Hamels, S; Getachew, Y; Torgerson, P R; Anagnostou, M; Legesse, W; Kloos, H; Duchateau, L; Speybroeck, N (2014). Water resource developments in Ethiopia: potential benefits and negative impacts on the environment, vector-borne diseases, and food security. Environmental Reviews, 22(4):364-371.
Sultanov, A; et al; Torgerson, P R (2014). Epidemiology of fishborne trematodiasis in Kazakhstan. Acta Tropica, 138:60-66.
Lahmar, Samia; Boufana, Belgees; Jebabli, Leila; Craig, Phillip S; Ayari, Hayet; Basti, Talha; Dhibi, Mokhtar; Torgerson, Paul R (2014). Modelling the transmission dynamics of cystic echinococcosis in donkeys of different ages from Tunisia. Veterinary Parasitology, 205(1-2):119-124.

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