Swedish Hare Tularemia Status and Landscape Variables, 2016-2021

452 found-dead hares from Sweden between 2016 and 2021, each tested for tularemia and associated with landscape variables for the surrounding 80 hectares. The dataset was created by Lovisa Hökby and includes an R script for analysis. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between tularemia infection in hares and landscape wetness variables like soil moisture and water coverage.
• Assessing the role of beaver wetlands versus non-beaver wetlands in the environmental prevalence of Francisella spp.
• Spatial analysis of wildlife disease risk using coordinates and derived landcover data from Swedish environmental agencies.

Strengths

• Includes 452 hare records with confirmed tularemia test results (115 positive, 337 negative).
• Landscape variables cover an 80-hectare area per hare, derived from authoritative Swedish EPA and soil moisture map sources.
• Accompanied by a complete R script for data frame creation and analysis, supporting reproducibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Coordinates are simplified for bio-safety reasons, which may cause slight discrepancies with published results.
• Row count for the primary data file is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Lovisa Hökby.

Collection Method

Landscape data derived from Swedish EPA landcover and SLU soil moisture maps, linked to hare carcasses submitted by citizens and tested by the Swedish Veterinary Agency.

Time Range

2016-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 10:11:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sweden