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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Muhammed, Y.S., Chunlin, Y., Galvis, J.A., Sykes, A.L., Roberts, D., O’Hara, K.C., Rochette, L., and Machado, G.* (2026). Optimizing the personnel requirements for efficient sampling during simulated African swine fever outbreaks in the United States Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
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Cardenas, N.C., Lopes, Souza, P.A.S.C., Groff, F.H.S., Kowalski, A.P., Krein, A., Etges, de Azevedo, D.L., Machado, A., Maran, V., Machado, F.A. and Machado, G.* (2026). First highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in a commercial farm in Brazil: outbreak timeline, control actions, risk analysis, and transmission modeling Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
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Fleming, C., Ebling. D., Mills, K., Cardenas, N., Galvis, J.A., Corzo. C.,and Machado, G.* (2025). Enhancing U.S. swine farm preparedness for infectious foreign animal diseases with rapid access to biosecurity information Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
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Galvis, J.A., Deka, A., and Machado, G.* (2025). Evaluating sampling strategies for effective detection of African swine fever in growing pig population in the U.S. Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
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Current and past funding
