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
Professor Torgerson’s publications can be found at:
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Publications
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Mathematical modelling of Echinococcus multilocularis transmission in foxes in Zurich (Switzerland) (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-153596
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Use of a 3-Telsa magnet to perform delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the distal interphalangeal joint of horses with and without naturally occurring osteoarthritis American Journal of Veterinary Research, 79, 287–298. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.79.3.287
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Clinical and laboratory findings in 503 cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis BMC Veterinary Research, 14, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1394-3
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Vector competence of pre-alpine Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 4 and 8 Parasites & Vectors, 11, 466. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3050-y
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Auswirkungen einer Bestandesbetreuung auf das Vorkommen des Postpartalen Dysgalaktie Syndroms (PPDS) und die Tierbehandlungsinzidenz Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 159, 109–116. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00105
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PrfA activation at the single cell level in Listeria monocytogenes (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-149228
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Population structure and virulence gene profiles of Streptococcus agalactiae collected worldwide from different hosts (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-149227
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Ist die plastische Deformation der proximalen Tibia ein Faktor bei der Pathogenese des vorderen Kreuzbandrisses des Hundes? (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-140504
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Survival in 76 cats with epilepsy of unknown cause: a retrospective study Veterinary Record, 181, 479–484. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104281
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Validation of an interactive map assessing the potential spread of Galba truncatula as intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica in Switzerland Geospatial Health, 11, 137–143. https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2016.418
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Additive Bayesian networks for multivariate data: parameter learning, model fitting and applications in veterinary epidemiology (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-126930
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Host preferences in host-seeking and blood-fed mosquitoes in Switzerland Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30, 39–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12155
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Field evaluation of baited traps for surveillance of Aedes japonicus japonicus in Switzerland Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30, 64–72. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12152
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Canine echinococcosis: genetic diversity of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from definitive hosts Journal of Helminthology, 89, 689–698. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000395
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Strategic control of gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing sheep with a long-acting moxidectin formulation Small Ruminant Research, 126, 80–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.03.012
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Bovine fasciolosis: control strategies based on the location of Galba truncatula habitats on farms Veterinary Parasitology, 208, 77–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.12.019
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Epidemiology of echinococcosis in Kazakhstan: an update Journal of Helminthology, 89, 647–650. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000425
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Effects of meteorological factors and the lunar cycle on onset of parturition in cows (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-164405
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Frequency of eprinomectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of goats in canton Berne, Switzerland Veterinary Parasitology, 203, 114–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.02.052
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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. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-10-132