Swedish Hare Tularemia Landscape Variables, 2016-2021

Landscape variables for 80 hectares surrounding locations where dead hares were found in Sweden between 2016 and 2021. Each row represents a hare tested for tularemia by the Swedish Veterinary Agency, with variables including soil moisture, tularemia status, species, and detailed land cover proportions. The coordinates have been anonymized for biosafety.

Use Cases

• Model tularemia prevalence based on landscape wetness and soil moisture variables.
• Analyze associations between tularemia status and specific land cover types like open wetland or forest on wetland.
• Study spatial patterns of wildlife disease using anonymized hare location coordinates.
• Compare environmental risk factors for tularemia between European brown hare and mountain hare species.

Strengths

• Includes detailed land cover proportions for 22 distinct categories, including forest types differentiated by wetland status.
• Data spans a 5-year time range from 2016 to 2021.
• Each record is linked to a specific hare with a tularemia test result and species identification.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Coordinates have been anonymized, reducing spatial precision for exact location analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Lovisa Hökby.

Collection Method

Landscape variables derived from 80 hectares surrounding coordinates where dead hares were found by private citizens.

Time Range

2016-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 07:30:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sweden