Professor Torgerson is a British trained veterinarian and graduated from Cambridge University in 1986. Subsequently after a period in clinical practice, first as a large animal intern at Glasgow Veterinary School followed by agricultural veterinary practice, Professor Torgerson returned to Cambridge to complete a PhD in Parasitology. He was subsequently appointed as a lecturer at University College Dublin where he developed an interest in parasite epidemiology. In 2002 he was invited to lead a group on parasite epidemiology at the Institute of Parasitology in Zurich and remained there until 2008. Following a brief spell at Ross University in The Caribbean, Professor Torgerson was appointed to the newly created chair of veterinary epidemiology in Zurich from late 2009. Professor Torgerson also holds the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Public Health with a speciality in population medicine and the Diploma of the European Veterinary Parasitology College.
Researcher profiles and publications
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Publications
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Studies on the population biology of helminth parasites of fish species from the Caspian Sea drainage basin. Journal of Helminthology, 95:e12.
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A simple metric to capture losses. The concept of an animal health loss envelope. OIE Bulletin (English Edition), Panorama:2-5.
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Cats undergoing spay with medetomidine, ketamine and butorphanol develop arterial oxygen desaturation independent of surgical positioning and increased intraocular pressure in Trendelenburg position. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 162(9):539-550.
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Helminth parasites of fish of the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea and associated drainage basin. Helminthologia, 57(3):241-251.
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Ex vivo evaluation of the distribution of a mixture of mepivacaine 2% and iopromide following local infiltration of the infraorbital nerve via the infraorbital foramen. Equine Veterinary Education, 32(S11):65-70.
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Outcome and complications following transrectal and transabdominal large intestinal trocarization in equids with colic: 228 cases (2004–2015). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(2):189-195.
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Source attribution of human echinococcosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(6):e0008382.
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Genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Kyrgyzstan: The A2 haplotype of E. multilocularis is the predominant variant infecting humans. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(5):e0008242.
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Influencing factors on the foot health of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in European zoos. Zoo Biology, 39(2):109-120.
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Bayesian Network Modeling applied to Feline Calicivirus Infection among cats in Switzerland. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7:73.
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Genotypes of Echinococcus isolated from domestic livestock in Kazakhstan. Journal of Helminthology, 94:e69.
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Porcine teschovirus, sapelovirus and enterovirus in Swiss pigs: investigation of prevalences and disease association by multiplex RT-PCR. 2020, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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Antibody kinetics and exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in cats: a seroepidemiological study. 2020, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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Epidemic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: an analysis of national surveillance data. The Lancet Global Health, 8(4):e603-e611.
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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1):324.
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Bovine leptospirosis in abattoirs in Uganda: Molecular detection and risk of exposure among workers. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66(6):636-646.
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Cystic echinococcosis and other helminth infections of wild boar in northeastern and northwestern regions of Tunisia. Parasitology, 146(10):1263-1274.
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Economic and health burden of brucellosis in Kazakhstan. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66(5):487-494.
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Foodborne Parasites in Europe: present status and future trends. Trends in Parasitology, 35(9):695-703.