J. A. Galvis

Modeling the impact of optimized airflow and sick pen management on the spread of infectious diseases in swine barns

This study models how optimized airflow and sick pen placement in swine barns affect disease spread, finding that ventilation adjustments and strategic pen placement can reduce disease transmission by up to 43.2%.

Estimating the effectiveness of control actions on African swine fever transmission in commercial swine populations in the United States

This study evaluates ASF transmission in U.S. swine populations using a spatially-explicit model, finding that between-farm movements are the primary transmission route and that combined control actions reduce secondary cases by 79%.

Modelling and assessing additional transmission routes for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: vehicle movements and feed ingredients

This study models multiple transmission routes of PRRSV, finding that pig movements and farm proximity are the main transmission pathways, while vehicle networks and feed by-products contribute less.

Modeling the transmission and vaccination strategy for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

This study develops a stochastic epidemiological model to analyze PRRSV transmission dynamics and evaluate vaccination strategies across different pig production phases.

Quantifying the dynamics of pig movements improves targeted disease surveillance and control plans

This study uses temporal pig movement data to model disease spread and shows targeting high-degree farms reduces epidemic size significantly.