Cesar Corzo, DVM, MS, PhD

Dr. Cesar Corzo is an Associate Professor and the Allen D. Leman Chair in Swine Health and Productivity at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Corzo focuses on the occurrence, transmission dynamics and control of infectious diseases in swine populations. His research integrates real-world production system challenges with epidemiological modeling to develop sustainable strategies for pathogen prevention, control, and elimination.

Dr. Corzo is the director of the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project (MSHMP), a nationally collaborative initiative funded in part by the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC). MSHMP monitors disease trends in approximately more than half of the U.S. breeding herd and provides timely, science-based intelligence on high-impact pathogens such as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), Porcine Deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), Senecavirus A (SVA) and emerging threats. Under his leadership, MSHMP has evolved into a cornerstone of voluntary swine health surveillance and industry benchmarking, facilitating early detection and coordinated response efforts across commercial systems.

Through his leadership, research, and outreach, Dr. Corzo continues to shape the future of swine health management both in the U.S. and globally.
 

• Maheswaran Fellowship in Food Animal Health. College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. 2011.
• GSA Graduate Student Travel Award, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. 2004.
• University Graduate Scholarship. Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College. University of Guelph. Fall, 2003.

American Association of Swine Veterinarians, since 2003

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• Paploski IAD, Corzo C, Rovira A, Murtaugh MP, Sanhueza JM, Schroeder DC, VanderWaal K. Temporal Dynamics of co-circulating lineages of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Front Microbiol. 2019. 10:2486.
• Trevisan G, Linhares LCM, Crim B, Dubey P, Schwartz KJ, Burrough ER, Main RG, Sundberg P, Thurn M, Lages PTF, Corzo CA, Torrison J, Henningson J, Herrman E, Hanzlicek GA, Raghavan R, Marthaler D, Greseth J, Clement T, Christopher-Hennings J, Linhares DCL. Macroepidemiological aspects of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus detection by major United States veterinary diagnostic laboratories over time, age, group and specimen. PLoS One. 2019. 14(10):e0223544.
• Vilalta C, Sanhueza J, Garrido J, Murray D, Morrison R, Corzo CA, Torremorell M. Indirect assessment of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus status in pigs prior to weaning by sampling sows and the environment. Vet Microbiol. 2019. 237. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.108406.
• Perez AM, Linhares DCL, Arruda AG, VanderWaaal K, Machado G, Vilalta C, Sanhueza JM, Torrison J, Torremorell M, Corzo CA. Individual or common good? Voluntary data sharing to inform disease surveillance systems in food animals. Front Vet Sci. 2019. Jun 21. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00194.
• Sanhueza JM, Vilalta C, Corzo C, Arruda AG. Factors affecting porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus time-to-stability in breeding herds in the Midwestern United States. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2019. 66(2):823-830.
• Arruda AG, Tousignant S, Sanhueza J, Vilalta Z, Poljak Z, Torremorell M, Alonso C, Corzo CA. Aerosol detection and transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV): what is the evidence, and what are the knowledge gaps?. Viruses
• Vilalta C, Baker J, Sanhueza J, Murray D, Sponheim A, Sylvia F, Polson D, Torremorell M, Corzo C, Morrison B. Effect of litter aggregation and pooling on detection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in pig processing fluids. J Vet Diag. Submitted.
• Machado G, Vilalta C, Corzo C, Torremorrell M, Perez A, VanderWaal K. Predicting outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus through animal movements and spatial neighborhoods. Sci Rep. 2019. Jan 24;9(1):457. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36934-8.
• Sanhueza JM, Vilalta C, Corzo C, Arruda AG. Factors affecting Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus time-to-stability in breeding herds in the Midwestern United States. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2018. Dec 6. Doi: 10.11111/tbed.13091.
• Vilalta, C, Sanhueza J, Alvarez J, Murray D, Torremorell M, Corzo C, Morrison R. Use of processing fluids to determine porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection status in pig litters. Vet Microbiol. 2018. 225:149-156.
• Neira V, Allerson, M, Corzo C, Rendahl A, Torremorell M. Detection of influenza A virus in aerosols of vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs in a warm environment. PLoS One. 2018. 13(5): e0197600. doi: 10.137/journal.pone.0197600. eCollection 2018.
• Arruda AG, Sanhueza J, Corzo C, Vilalta C. Assessment of area spread of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus in three clusters of swine farms. Transbound Emerg Dis. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12875.