Paul R Torgerson

Summary

Affiliation: Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Country: West Indies

Publications

  1. ncbi Echinococcosis, toxocarosis and toxoplasmosis screening in a rural community in eastern Kazakhstan
    Paul R Torgerson
    Institute of Parasitology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Trop Med Int Health 14:341-8. 2009
  2. ncbi Echinococcosis: diagnosis and diagnostic interpretation in population studies
    Paul R Torgerson
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Trends Parasitol 25:164-70. 2009
  3. ncbi Alveolar echinococcosis: from a deadly disease to a well-controlled infection. Relative survival and economic analysis in Switzerland over the last 35 years
    Paul R Torgerson
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Hepatol 49:72-7. 2008
  4. ncbi A canine purgation study and risk factor analysis for echinococcosis in a high endemic region of the Tibetan plateau
    Christine M Budke
    Institute for Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Parasitol 127:43-49. 2005
  5. ncbi Modeling the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs for a high endemic region of the Tibetan plateau
    Christine M Budke
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Int J Parasitol 35:163-70. 2005
  6. ncbi Present situation of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia
    Paul R Torgerson
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses, Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Parasitol Int 55:S207-12. 2006
  7. ncbi Economic effects of echinococcosis in a disease-endemic region of the Tibetan Plateau
    Christine M Budke
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:2-10. 2005
  8. ncbi Mathematical models for the control of cystic echinococcosis
    Paul R Torgerson
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurestrasse 266a, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Parasitol Int 55:S253-8. 2006
  9. ncbi Compound processes as models for clumped parasite data
    Dominik Heinzmann
    Institute of Mathematics, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Math Biosci 222:27-35. 2009
  10. ncbi Human alveolar echinococcosis after fox population increase, Switzerland
    Alexander Schweiger
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Emerg Infect Dis 13:878-82. 2007

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Echinococcosis, toxocarosis and toxoplasmosis screening in a rural community in eastern Kazakhstan
    Paul R Torgerson
    Institute of Parasitology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Trop Med Int Health 14:341-8. 2009
    ..To determine the extent of carnivore-transmitted parasitic zoonoses in a community in eastern Kazakhstan, a region where cystic echinococcosis (CE) re-emerged in recent years...
  2. ncbi Echinococcosis: diagnosis and diagnostic interpretation in population studies
    Paul R Torgerson
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Trends Parasitol 25:164-70. 2009
    ..Here, we discuss analytical approaches to population studies of echinococcosis...
  3. ncbi Alveolar echinococcosis: from a deadly disease to a well-controlled infection. Relative survival and economic analysis in Switzerland over the last 35 years
    Paul R Torgerson
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Hepatol 49:72-7. 2008
    ..Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a serious liver disease. The aim of this study was to explore the long-term prognosis of AE patients, the burden of this disease in Switzerland and the cost-effectiveness of treatment...
  4. ncbi A canine purgation study and risk factor analysis for echinococcosis in a high endemic region of the Tibetan plateau
    Christine M Budke
    Institute for Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Parasitol 127:43-49. 2005
    ..Male dogs were more likely to be infected with Echinococcus spp. than female dogs (P<0.05) and dogs allowed to roam were more likely to be infected with E. multilocularis (P<0.05)...
  5. ncbi Modeling the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs for a high endemic region of the Tibetan plateau
    Christine M Budke
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Int J Parasitol 35:163-70. 2005
    ..29-0.77, infections per year for E. multilocularis assuming a 5 month parasite lifespan or 0.85, with a 95% credibility interval of 0.47-1.25 infections per year, assuming a 3 month E. multilocularis lifespan in dogs...
  6. ncbi Present situation of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia
    Paul R Torgerson
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses, Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Parasitol Int 55:S207-12. 2006
    ..Village and urban dogs have a considerably lower prevalence...
  7. ncbi Economic effects of echinococcosis in a disease-endemic region of the Tibetan Plateau
    Christine M Budke
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:2-10. 2005
    ..However, cost per DALY averted would be less than 25 U.S. dollars dollars for the human health sector if cost sharing was implemented between the public health and agricultural sectors based on proportional benefit from control...
  8. ncbi Mathematical models for the control of cystic echinococcosis
    Paul R Torgerson
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurestrasse 266a, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Parasitol Int 55:S253-8. 2006
    ..This is due to the potentiating effects of attacking the parasite at two places in its life cycle. This should result in considerable cost savings over the use intensive anthelmintic treatment as the sole method of control...
  9. ncbi Compound processes as models for clumped parasite data
    Dominik Heinzmann
    Institute of Mathematics, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Math Biosci 222:27-35. 2009
    ..The average infection rate and the clump size distribution are comparable in both data sets. Goodness-of-fit measures indicate that the model fits the data reasonably well...
  10. ncbi Human alveolar echinococcosis after fox population increase, Switzerland
    Alexander Schweiger
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Emerg Infect Dis 13:878-82. 2007
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  11. ncbi The socioeconomic burden of parasitic zoonoses: global trends
    Paul R Torgerson
    Division of Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Parasitol 182:79-95. 2011
    ..In addition, diarrhoea resulting from zoonotic protozoa may have a significant impact...
  12. ncbi Use of disability adjusted life years in the estimation of the disease burden of echinococcosis for a high endemic region of the Tibetan plateau
    Christine M Budke
    Institute for Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 26a, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 71:56-64. 2004
    ..This study has clearly shown that the impact of DALYs lost due to echinococcosis, in terms of medical treatment costs, lost income, and physical and social suffering, is likely to be substantial in this highly endemic region of China...