Foot and Mouth Disease Risk Map for UK Counties in 2001

A single JPEG map visualizes the risk status of UK counties during the 2001-2002 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak. The map categorizes counties as high risk, at risk, or FMD free. It was produced by the UK government's Animal and Plant Health Agency and published via the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Visualizing historical disease spread patterns based on the county-level risk categories.
• Analyzing the geographic distribution of a major veterinary outbreak based on the map's classification.
• Studying government risk communication methods during a crisis based on the static map format.

Strengths

• Provides a direct visual snapshot of a major historical outbreak from a government source.
• The map's three risk categories offer a clear, simplified view of the epidemic's geographic scope.

Limitations

• Data is a static image (JPEG), limiting quantitative analysis and integration with other datasets.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK government.

Collection Method

Likely generated from veterinary surveillance and outbreak data.

Time Range

2001-2002 outbreak, map dated 01.10.2001.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

United Kingdom, at the county level.