About Us
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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Our Publications on ZORA
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Publications
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Prediction of coccidiosis prevalence in extensive backyard chickens in countries and regions of the Horn of Africa Veterinary Parasitology, 327, 110143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110143
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A health promotion perspective on One Health Canadian Journal of Public Health. Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique, 115, 271–275. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-024-00872-y
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The influence of hypoxaemia, hypotension and hypercapnia (among other factors) on quality of recovery from general anaesthesia in horses Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 51, 135–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2023.10.032
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The importance of estimating the burden of disease from foodborne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, e0011898. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011898
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Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in an Indigenous Population from the Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, Colombia American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 110, 155–158. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0252
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Environmental distribution of Echinococcus and Taenia spp-contaminated dog faeces in Kyrgyzstan (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-258533
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Rodent surgeries – who is performing them and how? (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-270125
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Environmental distribution of Echinococcus and Taenia spp-contaminated dog faeces in Kyrgyzstan Parasitology, 151, 84–92. https://doi.org/10.1017/s003118202300118x
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The global burden of neglected zoonotic diseases: Current state of evidence One Health, 17, 100595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100595
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Approximating the global economic (market) value of farmed animals Global Food Security, 39, 100722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100722
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Hazard potential of Swiss Ixodes ricinus ticks: Virome composition and presence of selected bacterial and protozoan pathogens PLoS ONE, 18, e0290942. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290942
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Evaluation of risk factors for treatment failure in canine patients undergoing photoactivated chromophore for keratitis – corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL): a retrospective study using additive bayesian network analysis BMC Veterinary Research, 19, 227. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-023-03779-x
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Strongyle faecal egg counts in Swiss horses: A retrospective analysis after the introduction of a selective treatment strategy Veterinary Parasitology, 323, 110027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2023.110027
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Diagnostic value of two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements of the pulmonary artery diameter and the pulmonary artery distensibility index to detect pulmonary hypertension in horses Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 49, 52–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2023.08.001
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Intraperitoneal and incisional ropivacaine did not improve postoperative analgesia after multimodal anaesthesia compared with saline in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy Schweizer Archiv Für Tierheilkunde, 165, 634–643. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00405
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Evaluation of leukocyte depletion of packed red blood cell units and impact on clinically observed transfusion reactions Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10, 1217575. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1217575
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Determination of the Diagnostic Performance of Laboratory Tests in the Absence of a Perfect Reference Standard: The Case of SARS-CoV-2 Tests Diagnostics, 13, 2892. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13182892
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Differences in selected blood parameters between brachycephalic and non-brachycephalic dogs Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10, 1166032. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1166032
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Endotoxic kidney injury in Beagle dogs assessed by serum creatinine and symmetric dimethylarginine, and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and clusterin Research in Veterinary Science, 162, 104966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.104966
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Antimicrobial resistance among farming communities in Wakiso District, Central Uganda: A knowledge, awareness and practice study PLoS ONE, 18, e0284822. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284822