8 papers
Multi-network comparison of between-farm contacts for infectious disease surveillance in swine production
Jason A. Galvis, Nicolas C. Cardenas, Gustavo Machado
Understanding how swine farms are interconnected, directly and indirectly, is essential to characterizing infectious disease transmission. This study aimed to describe the connecti…
Descriptive and risk analysis of vehicle movements linked to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and porcine epidemic diarrhea transmission in US commercial swine farms
Jason A. Galvis, Taylor B. Parker, Cesar A. Corzo +3
Vehicle movements, including vehicle cabs and trailers, play a role in disseminating disease in swine production. However, there are many information gaps about vehicle movements p…
Evaluation of the infectivity of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus on swine vehicles after cleaning and disinfection
Taylor B. Parker, Michael C. Rahe, Kelly A. Meiklejohn +4
Biosecurity measures enforced by the swine industry are in place not only to protect a single farm, but also the vast community of interconnected swine farms. Vehicles play a role…
Predicting the spatial distribution and demographics of commercial swine farms in the United States
Felipe E. Sanchez, Thomas A. Lake, Jason A. Galvis +2
Data on livestock farm locations and demographics are essential for disease monitoring, risk assessment, and developing spatially explicit epidemiological models. Our semantic segm…
Evaluating sampling strategies for effective detection of African swine fever in the growing pig population in the U.S
Jason A Galvis, Aniruddha Deka, Gustavo Machado
Early detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV) is critical to preventing widespread epidemics. However, the effectiveness of within-farm sampling remains to be examined, parti…
Enhancing U.S. swine farm preparedness for infectious foreign animal diseases with rapid access to biosecurity information
Christian Fleming, Kelsey Mills, Nicolas Cardenas +2
The U.S. launched the Secure Pork Supply (SPS) Plan for Continuity of Business, a voluntary program providing foreign animal disease (FAD) guidance and setting biosecurity standard…