Foot and Mouth Disease Risk Map for UK Counties During 2001-2002 Outbreak

A United Kingdom risk assessment map for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) during the 2001-2002 outbreak. The map classifies counties as high risk, at risk, or FMD free. It was produced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and is provided via the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Visualize historical disease risk zones based on the county-level classifications mentioned in the description
• Analyze the geographic distribution of a major animal disease outbreak based on the map data
• Study the progression and containment of the 2001-2002 FMD outbreak based on the spatial risk assessment

Strengths

• Provides a specific spatial classification (high risk, at risk, FMD free) for UK counties.
• Represents a documented historical outbreak (2001-2002) from an official government source (APHA).

Limitations

• Data is provided as a JPEG image, which limits direct quantitative analysis without digitization.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and resolution require 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), provided via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Likely produced as an official risk assessment and mapping product during the outbreak.

Time Range

2001-2002 outbreak, map dated 15.10.2001.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

United Kingdom, at the county level.