Professor Paul R Torgerson
University of Zurich
Professor, Veterinary Medicine
Switzerland
My co-authors include
Regula Bettschart
Professor David Torgerson
My Publications
Association between environmental and climatic risk factors and the spatial distributio...
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
June 2021
Formal Comment; Tracing the source of infection of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis, ...
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
March 2021
Source attribution of human echinococcosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
June 2020
The low global burden of trichinellosis: evidence and implications
International Journal for Parasitology
February 2015
Epidemiology of fishborne trematodiasis in Kazakhstan
Acta Tropica
October 2014
Modelling the transmission dynamics of cystic echinococcosis in donkeys of different ag...
Veterinary Parasitology
September 2014
Bovine TB and badger control
Veterinary Record
June 2014
Observed management practices in relation to the risk of infection with paratuberculosi...
BMC Veterinary Research
June 2014
Frequency of eprinomectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of goats in canton B...
Veterinary Parasitology
June 2014
Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease
International Journal of Public Health
April 2014
DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach
International Journal of Public Health
April 2014
Evaluating faecal egg count reduction using a specifically designed package “eggCounts”...
International Journal for Parasitology
April 2014
Dynamics of the Force of Infection: Insights from Echinococcus multilocularis Infection...
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
March 2014
The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
January 2014
The global burden of foodborne parasitic diseases: an update
Trends in Parasitology
January 2014
Helminth-Cestode: Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus mutilocularis
January 2014
Badger culling extensions
Veterinary Record
November 2013
Emergency treatment of owned and wild animals
Veterinary Record
October 2013
Multi-test analysis and model-based estimation of the prevalence of Taenia saginata cys...
International Journal for Parasitology
September 2013
Dog ownership, dog behaviour and transmission of <i>Echinococcus</i> spp. in the Alay V...
Parasitology
August 2013
Reinfection studies of canine echinococcosis and role of dogs in transmission of <i>Ech...
Parasitology
August 2013
Global Change and Helminth Infections in Grazing Ruminants in Europe: Impacts, Trends a...
Agriculture
August 2013
One world health: Socioeconomic burden and parasitic disease control priorities
Veterinary Parasitology
August 2013
Human Alveolar Echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan
Emerging Infectious Diseases
July 2013
A Systematic Review of the Epidemiology of Echinococcosis in Domestic and Wild Animals
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
June 2013
WHO Initiative to Estimate the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases
The Lancet
June 2013
BVA policy on bovine TB and badger control
Veterinary Record
May 2013
The emergence of echinococcosis in central Asia
Parasitology
May 2013
The global burden of congenital toxoplasmosis: a systematic review
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
May 2013
Investigation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) cultivar differences on nitrogen bala...
Journal of Animal Science
March 2013
The effects of a loading dose followed by constant rate infusion of xylazine compared w...
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
March 2013
Latent-Class Methods to Evaluate Diagnostics Tests for Echinococcus Infections in Dogs
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
February 2013
Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Kyrgyzstan: Seroprevalence, Risk Factor Analysis, and Es...
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
February 2013
A tutorial in estimating the prevalence of disease in humans and animals in the absence...
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
December 2012
BRAFO tiered approach for benefit–risk assessment of foods
Food and Chemical Toxicology
November 2012
Cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered domestic ruminants from Tunisia
Journal of Helminthology
September 2012
The contribution of simple random sampling to observed variations in faecal egg counts
Veterinary Parasitology
September 2012
Challenges for diagnosis and control of cystic hydatid disease
Acta Tropica
July 2012
Frequency distributions of helminths of wolves in Kazakhstan
Veterinary Parasitology
March 2012
Factors affecting rectal temperature measurement using commonly available digital therm...
Research in Veterinary Science
February 2012
A MECHANISTIC INDIVIDUAL-BASED TWO-HOST INTERACTION MODEL FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF A PAR...
International Journal of Biomathematics
December 2011
The socioeconomic burden of parasitic zoonoses: Global trends
Veterinary Parasitology
November 2011
Helminths of red foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) and raccoon dogs (<i>Nyctereutes procyono...
Parasitology
October 2011
Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses
July 2011
Cystic echinococcosis
July 2011
Chapter 4 Health impact assessment and burden of zoonotic diseases
January 2011
Comparison of faecal techniques including FLOTAC for copromicroscopic detection of firs...
Parasitology Research
December 2010
Multiple resistance to anthelmintics by Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colub...
Parasitology International
December 2010
Control of bovine fasciolosis in dairy cattle in Switzerland with emphasis on pasture m...
The Veterinary Journal
November 2010
Cost-effectiveness of bovine TB control
Veterinary Record
October 2010
Frequency distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis and other helminths of foxes in K...
Veterinary Parasitology
August 2010
The Global Burden of Alveolar Echinococcosis
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
June 2010
Bovine Fasciolose in der Schweiz: Bedeutung und Bekämpfung
Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde
May 2010
Public health and bovine tuberculosis: what's all the fuss about?
Trends in Microbiology
February 2010
Financial Burdens and Disability-Adjusted Life Years in Echinococcosis
January 2010
Compound processes as models for clumped parasite data
Mathematical Biosciences
November 2009
Risk assessment of importation of dogs infected with Echinococcus multilocularis into t...
Veterinary Record
September 2009
Modelling the age variation of larval protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus in sheep
International Journal for Parasitology
July 2009
Echinococcosis: diagnosis and diagnostic interpretation in population studies
Trends in Parasitology
April 2009
Echinococcosis in pigs and intestinal infection with Echinococcus spp. in dogs in south...
Veterinary Parasitology
March 2009
Echinococcosis, toxocarosis and toxoplasmosis screening in a rural community in eastern...
Tropical Medicine & International Health
February 2009
Benefits of stemming bovine TB need to be demonstrated
Nature
February 2009
Dogs, vaccines and Echinococcus
Trends in Parasitology
February 2009
Does risk to humans justify high cost of fighting bovine TB?
Nature
October 2008
Evaluating parasite densities and estimation of parameters in transmission systems
Parasite
September 2008
Canine echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: Using prevalence data adjusted for measurement err...
International Journal for Parasitology
August 2008
Alveolar echinococcosis: From a deadly disease to a well-controlled infection. Relative...
Journal of Hepatology
July 2008
An interactive map to assess the potential spread of Lymnaea truncatula and the free-li...
Veterinary Parasitology
July 2008
Estimation of the transmission dynamics of <i>Theileria equi</i> and <i>Babesia caballi...
Parasitology
February 2008
Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in the intermediate host Lymnaea truncatula detected by...
Veterinary Parasitology
November 2007
Human Alveolar Echinococcosis after Fox Population Increase, Switzerland
Emerging Infectious Diseases
June 2007
Failure of Duddingtonia flagrans to reduce gastrointestinal nematode infections in dair...
Veterinary Parasitology
June 2007
Avermectin-resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of Boer goats and Dorper sheep in S...
Veterinary Parasitology
March 2007
Age-dependent dynamics of <i>Theileria equi</i> and <i>Babesia caballi</i> infections i...
Parasitology
February 2007
Parasite transmission in a migratory multiple host system
Ecological Modelling
January 2007
Epidemiology of flea infestation of ruminants in Libya
Veterinary Parasitology
November 2006
In Vitro Metacestodicidal Activities of Genistein and Other Isoflavones against Echinoc...
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
September 2006
Estimating the true prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle slaughtered in Switzerlan...
International Journal for Parasitology
September 2006
Assessing risks of disease transmission between wildlife and livestock: The Saiga antel...
Biological Conservation
August 2006
EQUINE PIROPLASMOSES AT THE REINTRODUCTION SITE OF THE PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE (EQUUS FERUS ...
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
July 2006
Canid immunity to Echinococcus spp.: impact on transmission
Parasite Immunology
July 2006
Agricultural restructuring and gastrointestinal parasitism in domestic ruminants on the...
Veterinary Parasitology
June 2006
Clinical findings and treatment of 94 cattle presumptively diagnosed with listeriosis
Veterinary Record
April 2006
Przhevalskiana silenus myiasis among slaughter goats in northern Jordan
Veterinary Parasitology
April 2006
Milk amyloid A: Correlation with cellular indices of mammary inflammation in cows with ...
Research in Veterinary Science
April 2006
A method for sheep scab control by applying selective treatment based on flock serology
Veterinary Parasitology
March 2006
Global Socioeconomic Impact of Cystic Echinococcosis
Emerging Infectious Diseases
February 2006
Mathematical models for the control of cystic echinococcosis
Parasitology International
January 2006
Present situation of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia
Parasitology International
January 2006
Reproductive potential of Echinococcus multilocularis in experimentally infected foxes,...
International Journal for Parasitology
January 2006
Estimating the financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Switzerland
Veterinary Record
August 2005
Methods for assessing the burden of parasitic zoonoses: echinococcosis and cysticercosis
Trends in Parasitology
July 2005
Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in horses
Veterinary Record
June 2005
Detection of anthelmintic resistance: a comparison of mathematical techniques
Veterinary Parasitology
March 2005
Multiple anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus contortus isolated from South African Bo...
Veterinary Parasitology
March 2005
Modeling the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis in...
International Journal for Parasitology
February 2005
A canine purgation study and risk factor analysis for echinococcosis in a high endemic ...
Veterinary Parasitology
January 2005
HELMINTHS OF SAIGA ANTELOPE IN KAZAKHSTAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND LIVESTOCK ...
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
January 2005
Transmission dynamics of the Echinococcus granulosus sheep–dog strain (G1 genotype) in ...
Veterinary Parasitology
May 2004
Ruminating on complexity: macroparasites of wildlife and livestock
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
April 2004
Polymerase chain reaction for detection of patent infections of Echinococcus granulosus...
Parasitology Research
January 2004
Transmission dynamics and control options for <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>
Parasitology
October 2003
Echinococcosis – an international public health challenge
Research in Veterinary Science
June 2003
Modelling the transmission dynamics of Echinococcus granulosus in sheep and cattle in K...
Veterinary Parasitology
May 2003
Modelling the transmission dynamics of <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i> in dogs in rural ...
Parasitology
May 2003
Oestrus ovis larval myiasis among goats in northern Jordan
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
May 2003
Economic effects of echinococcosis
Acta Tropica
February 2003
The use of mathematical models to simulate control options for echinococcosis
Acta Tropica
February 2003
The changing epidemiology of echinococcosis in Kazakhstan due to transformation of farm...
Acta Tropica
February 2003
Human cystic echinococcosis in Kyrgystan: an epidemiological study
Acta Tropica
January 2003
Prevalence of Taenia multiceps in sheep in northern Jordan
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
October 2002
The emerging epidemic of echinococcosis in Kazakhstan
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
March 2002
Estimating the economic effects of cystic echinococcosis. Part 3: Jordan, a developing ...
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
September 2001
Estimating the economic effects of cystic echinococcosis. Part 2: an endemic region in ...
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
March 2001
Frequency distributions of Echinococcus granulosus and other helminths in stray dogs in...
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
January 2001
Age and seasonal variations in the prevalence of Oestrus ovis larvae among sheep in nor...
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
November 2000
A cross-sectional survey to analyse the risk factors associated with human cystic echin...
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
April 2000
Prevalence of hydatidosis among donkeys in northern Jordan
Veterinary Parasitology
February 2000
Cystic Echinococcosis in Kazakhstan: An Emerging Disease since Independence from the So...
Parasitology Today
May 1999
T cell subset involvement in immune responses to Fasciola hepatica infection in cattle
Parasite Immunology
January 1999
Concanavalin A-stimulated proliferation of T cell subset-depleted lymphocyte population...
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
December 1998
Local immune responses in colon from cattle infected with Fasciola hepatica
International Journal for Parasitology
November 1998
Modelling the prevalence of Echinococcus and Taenia species in small ruminants of diffe...
Veterinary Parasitology
September 1998
T-lymphocyte subpopulation responses in cattle infected with Fasciola hepatica
Gastroenterology
April 1998
Filaroides hirthi verminous pneumonia in a West Highland white terrier bred in Ireland
Journal of Small Animal Practice
May 1997
Immune responses of chronically infected adult cattle to Fasciola hepatica
Veterinary Parasitology
March 1996
Optimal conditions for measurement of blastogenic responses of chickens to concanavalin...
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
June 1995
Further evidence for the long distance dispersal of taeniid eggs
International Journal for Parasitology
February 1995
The B cell dependence of Haemonchus contortus antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation
International Journal for Parasitology
November 1993
The same fractions of Haemonchus contortus soluble antigen induce lymphocyte responses ...
Research in Veterinary Science
March 1993
Observations on the epidemiology of Taenia hydatigena in Soay sheep on St Kilda
Veterinary Record
September 1992
Mucosal disease in a cow and her suckled calf
Veterinary Record
November 1989
Dogs and cestode zoonoses.
Economic impact of Toxocara spp.