Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak Simulation Metrics for Cattle Traceability

InterSpread Plus simulations model Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across six U.S. states under varying cattle tracing protocols. The dataset likely contains metrics on infected premises, outbreak duration, and farms under surveillance, comparing current, partial, and ideal electronic identification systems. MaRyka Renae Smith authored this study, which is scheduled for release in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare outbreak size and duration based on different detection days and tracing levels mentioned in the description
• Evaluate the impact of reducing control area sizes on infected premises and surveillance farms
• Model the potential reduction in human labor demands for tracing during an outbreak
• Assess the feasibility of electronic identification systems for improving business continuity for producers

Strengths

• Simulations cover six distinct U.S. starting locations and four farm types
• Outcome metrics include infected premises, outbreak duration, and farms under surveillance
• Analysis includes bootstrap confidence interval estimation for scenario differences

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is a 36.6 KB PDF, indicating limited scope and likely summary data rather than raw simulation outputs

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Simulated using InterSpread Plus with a U.S. national livestock population file and animal movement parameters

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 04:15:05; freshness should be verified

Geography

United States (California, Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee)