About the lab
Our research focuses on developing mathematical modelling methods and tools with direct application to emerging and transboundary animal diseases. Ultimately, we are interested in providing an understanding of infectious disease transmission processes among livestock populations. Our team develops and applies epidemiological tools to investigate the occurrence and spread of animal infectious diseases providing science-based support for decision making with regard to prevention and control.
Gustavo Machado leads the lab, an Associate Professor at the North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine at the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology with an affiliation with the Center for Geospatial Analytics.
Recent papers
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Sykes, A.L., Galvis, J.A., O'Hara, K.C., Holmstrom, L., Corzo, C., and Machado, G. (2025). Identifying control strategies to eliminate African swine fever from the United States swine industry in under 12 months. Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
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Safari, M., Fleming, C., Galvis, J.A., Deka, A. Sanchez, F., Machado, G.*, Yeh., C. (2025). A CFD-informed barn-level swine disease dissemination model and its use for ventilation optimization. Epidemics.
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Cardenas, N.C., de Menezes, T.C., Countryman, A.M., Lopes, F.P.N., Groff, F.H.S., Rigor, G.M., Gocks, M., Machado, G* (2025). Integrating epidemiological and economic models to estimate the cost of simulated foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Brazil. Preventive Veterinary Medicine
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