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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The burden and distribution of cystic echinococcosis in Bhutan: a retrospective study. Parasitology, 151(13):1432-1440.
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Relationship between radiation dose and cerebral microbleed formation in dogs with intracranial tumors. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 38(6):3182-3192.
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Interexaminer agreement of gonioscopy examinations in dogs using the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Hereditary Eye Diseases grading scheme. Veterinary Ophthalmology:Epub ahead of print.
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Diagnostic serology test comparison for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in humans and livestock from pastoral communities. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(10):e0012300.
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Global and regional prediction of coccidiosis and ascaridiosis prevalence in extensive backyard chickens in low-income and middle-income countries. Veterinary Parasitology, 331:110268.
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Seroprevalence of Rickettsia Spp. and Orientia tsutsugamushi in Indigenous Populations from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 24(10):641-648.
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All that glitters is not gold: An interpretive framework for diagnostic test evaluation using Ascaris lumbricoides as a conceptual example. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(9):e0012481.
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Global losses due to dairy cattle diseases: A comorbidity-adjusted economic analysis. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(9):6945-6970.
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Economic losses due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Ethiopian cattle. Preventive veterinary medicine, 230:106276.
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Prevalence data on chicken diseases in low-resource settings. OIE Scientific and Technical Review, 43:39-47.
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Measurement of compassion fatigue in animal health care professionals: a systematic review of available instruments and their content validity. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11:1425741.
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Photoactivated Chromophore for Keratitis-Corneal Cross-linking (PACK-CXL)—A Scoping Review Based on Preclinical Studies. Translational vision science & technology, 13(7):14.
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Absence of effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle. Scientific Reports, 14(1):16326.
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The Burden of Disease and Other Causes of Morbidity and Mortality in Backyard Chickens in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries. 2024, University of Zurich, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät.
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Moral distress measurement in animal care workers: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 14(4):e082235.
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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.
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A health promotion perspective on One Health. Canadian Journal of Public Health. Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique, 115:271-275.