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.
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Publications
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Alveolar echinococcosis: from a deadly disease to a well-controlled infection. Relative survival and economic analysis in Switzerland over the last 35 years Journal of Hepatology, 49, 72–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2008.03.023
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Canine echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: using prevalence data adjusted for measurement error to develop transmission dynamics models International Journal for Parasitology, 38, 1179–1190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.01.009
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Use of recombinant antigens to detect antibodies against Mycoplasma suis, with correlation of serological results to hematological findings Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 14, 1616–1622. https://doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00345-07
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Age-dependent dynamics of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in southwest Mongolia based on IFAT and/or PCR prevalence data from domestic horses and ticks Parasitology, 134, 939–947. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182007002405
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Avermectin-resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of Boer goats and Dorper sheep in Switzerland Veterinary Parasitology, 144, 68–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.09.032
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Failure of Duddingtonia flagrans to reduce gastrointestinal nematode infections in dairy ewes (pp. 96–102). (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-163559
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Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in the intermediate host Lymnaea truncatula detected by real time TaqMan PCR in populations from 70 Swiss farms with cattle husbandry Veterinary Parasitology, 150, 164–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.08.006
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Estimating the true prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle slaughtered in Switzerland in the absence of an absolute diagnostic test International Journal for Parasitology, 36, 1153–1158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.06.001
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Clinical findings and treatment of 94 cattle presumptively diagnosed with listeriosis Veterinary Record, 158, 588–592. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.158.17.588
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A method for sheep scab control by applying selective treatment based on flock serology Veterinary Parasitology, 136, 373–378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.11.002
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Estimating the financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Switzerland Veterinary Record, 157, 188–193. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.157.7.188
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Multiple anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus contortus isolated from South African Boer goats in Switzerland Veterinary Parasitology, 128, 285–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.12.010
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Detection of anthelmintic resistance: a comparison of mathematical techniques Veterinary Parasitology, 128, 291–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.12.009
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In vitro effects of nitazoxanide on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces and metacestodes Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 54, 609–616. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkh386