Foot and Mouth Disease 2001 UK County Risk Status Map

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 a JPEG image file sourced from the UK Government Digital Service and attributed to the Animal and Plant Health Agency. The specific date of the map is December 12, 2001.

Use Cases

• Visualize the geographic spread of a historical FMD outbreak based on the county-level status map.
• Analyze risk categorization patterns for animal disease control based on the described high-risk, at-risk, and FMD-free zones.
• Study the progression of the 2001-2002 FMD epidemic in the UK based on the temporal snapshot provided.
• Correlate historical disease control measures with county risk statuses indicated on the map.

Strengths

• Provides a specific temporal snapshot of the outbreak dated December 12, 2001.
• Originates from an authoritative government source, the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency.
• Clearly defines three risk categories (high risk, at risk, FMD free) for analysis.

Limitations

• Data is provided as a static JPEG image, limiting direct quantitative or geospatial analysis without digitization.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for machine learning.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, UK. Attribution: ©Crown Copyright, APHA 2016.

Collection Method

Likely produced by government veterinary and cartographic services for outbreak management.

Time Range

Snapshot from December 12, 2001, during the 2001-2002 outbreak.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

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