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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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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.
Künzler, Rahel; Torgerson, Paul R; Keller, Selina; Wittenbrink, Max; Stephan, Roger; Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Berchtold, Beat; Meylan, Mireille (2014). Observed management practices in relation to the risk of infection with paratuberculosis and to the spread of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Swiss dairy and beef herds. BMC Veterinary Research, 10:132.
Oppliger, S; Hartnack, S; Reusch, C E; Kook, P H (2014). Agreement of serum feline pancreas-specific lipase and colorimetric lipase assays with pancreatic ultrasonographic findings in cats with suspicion of pancreatitis: 161 cases (2008-2012). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 244(9):1060-1065.
Kook, P H; Kohler, N; Hartnack, S; Riond, B; Reusch, C E (2014). Agreement of serum Spec cPL with the 1,2-o-dilauryl-rac-glycero glutaric acid-(6'-methylresorufin) ester (DGGR) lipase assay and with pancreatic ultrasonography in dogs with suspected pancreatitis. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28(3):863-870.
Kempf, J; Beckmann, K; Kook, P H (2014). Achalasia-like disease with esophageal pressurization in a myasthenic dog. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28(2):661-665.
Murri, Sarah; Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela; Torgerson, Paul R; Hertzberg, Hubertus (2014). Frequency of eprinomectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of goats in canton Berne, Switzerland. Veterinary Parasitology, 203(1-2):114-119.
Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Havelaar, Arie H; Maertens de Noordhout, Charline; Haagsma, Juanita A; Praet, Nicolas; Dorny, Pierre; Duchateau, Luc; Torgerson, Paul R; Van Oyen, Herman; Speybroeck, Niko (2014). Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease. International Journal of Public Health, 59(3):565-569.
Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Havelaar, Arie H; Maertens de Noordhout, Charline; Haagsma, Juanita A; Praet, Nicolas; Dorny, Pierre; Duchateau, Luc; Torgerson, Paul R; Van Oyen, Herman; Speybroeck, Niko (2014). DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach. International Journal of Public Health, 59(3):571-574.

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