Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak Metrics with Contact Tracing Simulations

A 57.3 KB PDF file published on figshare by MaRyka Renae Smith in May 2026. The dataset likely contains results from simulations evaluating the impact of improved cattle traceability on Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak metrics in the United States.

Use Cases

• Compare outbreak metrics (infected premises, duration) based on different detection days (8, 14, 21) mentioned in the description.
• Evaluate the impact of different tracing levels (current, partial EID, ideal EID) on outbreak size.
• Analyze the effect of decreasing geographical control area sizes on the number of farms under surveillance.
• Model disease spread scenarios based on starting locations (California, Nebraska, Texas, etc.) and farm types (dairy, feedlot).

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The description provides specific simulation parameters (starting locations, farm types, detection days).
• Results are based on InterSpread Plus (ISP) simulations, a recognized modeling tool.

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 very small (57.3 KB), suggesting limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Simulated using InterSpread Plus (ISP) with a US national livestock population file and animal movement parameters.

Freshness

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

Geography

United States, with specific starting locations (California, Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee).