Foot and Mouth Disease Risk Assessment Map for UK Counties, 2001-2002

A Foot and Mouth Disease risk assessment map showing high risk, at risk, and FMD-free counties during the 2001-2002 outbreak. The map is provided as a JPEG image file. Attribution is given to Crown Copyright and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) from 2016.

Use Cases

• Visualize historical disease spread patterns based on the county-level risk classification mentioned in the description.
• Analyze regional risk factors for Foot and Mouth Disease based on the 'high risk', 'at risk', and 'FMD free' categories.
• Support retrospective epidemiological studies of the 2001-2002 FMD outbreak based on the provided spatial risk data.

Strengths

• Map is attributed to a government agency (APHA), suggesting an official source.
• Provides a specific temporal context for the 2001-2002 disease outbreak.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data semantics must be inferred from the image.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, likely originating from the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Collection Method

Likely produced as an official risk assessment and mapping output.

Time Range

Covers the 2001-2002 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak period.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Likely covers counties within the United Kingdom, based on the context of the outbreak and the attributing agency.