Gustavo Machado

Bio

Gustavo uses geospatial analytics to map the spread of infectious diseases and forecast disease emergence. He develops epidemiological tools to investigate the occurrence and spread of animal infectious diseases, providing science-based support for decision-making about prevention and control. Interests include transboundary disease epidemiology, swine health and disease modeling and surveillance.

Publications

• Identifying control strategies to eliminate African swine fever from the United States swine industry in under 12 months , (2025)
• Analyzing the intrastate and interstate swine movement network in the United States , (2024)
• Analyzing the intrastate and interstate swine movement network in the United States , PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE (2024)
• Description of swine producer biosecurity planning for foreign animal disease preparedness using the Secure Pork Supply framework , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2024)
• Estimating sampling and laboratory capacity for a simulated African swine fever outbreak in the United States , (2024)
• Modeling foot-and-mouth disease dissemination in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and evaluating the effectiveness of control measures , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2024)
• Modeling the effects of vaccination against multiple strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome at the barn level , (2024)
• Modeling the impact of optimized airflow and sick pen management on the spread of infectious diseases in swine barns , (2024)
• Modeling the transmission dynamics of African swine fever virus within commercial swine barns: Quantifying the contribution of multiple transmission pathways , (2024)
• The role of vehicle movement in swine disease dissemination: Novel method accounting for pathogen stability and vehicle cleaning effectiveness uncertainties , PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE (2024)